El desaparecido ( mas no muerto) Napster , pionero de la transferencia de archivos via P2P quien tuviera casi el 85% de los usuarios del internet en el 2001. ha sido ahora comprado por la cadena estadounidense especializada en la venta de objetos electrónicos, el acuerdo se cerro en $121M.
“We believe Napster brings us excellent capabilities in the mobility space, as well as international operations and an established team of technology experts,” said Dave Morrish, Executive Vice President — Connected Digital Solutions of Best Buy. “We can foresee Napster acting as a platform for accelerating our growth in the emerging industry of digital entertainment, beyond music subscriptions. We’re very excited to add these capabilities to leverage our existing relationships with the labels, the studios, and the hardware providers. We believe Napster will be an outstanding addition to our already robust portfolio of partners and offerings in the digital music space.”
Best Buy.
Lyle debe de estar de lo mas cabreado.
Ligas.
http://investor.napster.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=334474
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=10720
