Amazon Now Number 2 Online Music Retailer

Amazon has officially climbed into the number 2 spot as an online digital music retailers. According to sales figures from the four major labels, Amazon’s MP3 store, which sells only non-DRM (Digital Rights Management) MP3 files, has become second to iTunes after only 6 months in business. The majors have always wanted a strong competitor to iTunes and only after conceding to strip away DRM, have they been able to establish a...

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Cakewalk Declares Its Independence From Roland

Cakewalk, in a letter to customers, has stated that it has not been bought by Roland. Roland announced that it made a substantial investment in the software concern at NAMM, which lead many to believe, including FutureMusic that they had acquired the company. Greg Hendershott, Cakewalk’s CEO, declared “we’re announcing an expansion of our strategic relationship with Roland. This is the natural progression of a...

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