From: "Rich" 

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   Do you think that ring tones will be a long term revenue source?  I =
don't see a reason to pay for a ring tone version of music.  My phone, =
which runs Windows Mobile, lets me use any WAV file I want as the ring =
tone.  I can use music I have.

   I do think the idea of bundling a music player into a cell phone is a =
good idea.  Why carry two devices instead of one?

Rich
  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
news:44b1d5d6{at}w3.nls.net...
  The winner in the whole music download business in the US hasn't even =
gotten=20
  a serious start yet, the cell phone industry.

  In Japan, they have the huge lions share of the market, and Apple, =
being a=20
  late comer because of negotiating royalties, is having a large =
struggle=20
  getting the same traction they have in the US market.

  Once they (cell phone folks) get the correct packaging (cell phone =
handset),=20
  watch out.

  Heck, kids now pay $2.00, $1.99 type prices to download 15-20 second =
RING=20
  TONES, and that's not even full songs!!!

  Ring Tones are a huge money maker for all parties.  Key insiders in =
the=20
  Music Business know that it's just a matter of time before the cell =
phone=20
  folks swallow Apples market share.  Apples only hope is to get their =
iPhone=20
  product correct, and partner up with ALL of the cell providers to sell =
an=20
  iPhone on all networks, not just one, like Sprint, or Verizon.  That's =
going=20
  to be the hard sell though.

  --=20

  Glenn M.

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   Do you
think that ring =
tones will be a=20
long term revenue source?  I don't see a reason to pay for a ring = tone=20
version of music.  My phone, which runs Windows Mobile, lets me
use = any WAV=20
file I want as the ring tone.  I can use music I
have.
 
   I do
think the idea of =
bundling a=20
music player into a cell phone is a good idea.  Why carry two = devices=20
instead of one?
 
Rich

  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:44b1d5d6{at}w3.nls.net...Th=
e=20
  winner in the whole music download business in the US hasn't even =
gotten a=20
  serious start yet, the cell phone industry.In Japan,
they have =
the=20
  huge lions share of the market, and Apple, being a late comer =
because of=20
  negotiating royalties, is having a large struggle getting the same =

  traction they have in the US market.Once they (cell phone =
folks) get=20
  the correct packaging (cell phone handset), watch =
out.Heck, kids=20
  now pay $2.00, $1.99 type prices to download 15-20 second RING =
TONES, and=20
  that's not even full songs!!!Ring Tones are a huge
money maker =
for all=20
  parties.  Key insiders in the Music Business know that it's =
just a=20
  matter of time before the cell phone folks swallow Apples market=20
  share.  Apples only hope is to get their iPhone product =
correct, and=20
  partner up with ALL of the cell providers to sell an iPhone on all =

  networks, not just one, like Sprint, or Verizon.  That's going =
to be=20
  the hard sell though.-- Glenn =
M.

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