Comes With Music... But No One Cares

Courtesy Techdirt  Mon, 10/19/2009 - 18:45

Nokia got a lot of attention when it launched its "Comes With Music" concept -- where you buy a phone that comes with "free" all-you-can-eat music downloads for one year.

Of course, the music comes wrapped in annoying DRM, though the music will keep playing (thankfully), after the year is up.

Still, it seems like people aren't buying for the most part. A recent report shows only 107,000 users worldwide .

This must be a blow to the major...


 

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