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Napster Turns 10
Filed in archive Companies by jeff goldman on June 3, 2009
Napster Turns 10
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Ten years ago this week, college student Shawn fanning released the first version of Napster — and the music industry has never been the same.


"Without the original Napster, we'd be far behind where we are now," writes Technologizer's Ed Oswald. "The service made the entertainment industry realize that consumers want more power, and the current state of digital entertainment - and a move back to DRM-free content - owes a lot to Mr. Fanning and that P2P software that swept the world one June day ten years ago."


"Napster still exists today, albeit in a completely different form, but it is through Napster, perhaps, that we saw the rise of the MP3," writes Mobile Mag's Michael Kwan. "Where would the iPod, iTunes, Zune, and others be if it were not for the popularity of a digital download?"


More here from Pocket-lint ... more here from Idolator ... more here from ReadWriteWeb ... more here from Drowned in Sound ... more here from Billboard ... more here from Silicon.com ... and the announcement is here.





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