Nokia Radically Changing The Music Industry
Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone makert had added EMI and smaller record labels to its “free” music software to challenge Apple’s control in the digital music market.
Nokia said Carphone Warehouse, the sole retail merchant in Britain for the first mobile phone to include the “Comes with Music” package, will sell it for pound(s)129.99, or $230, starting Oct. 16.
The packet will differ from other bundles on the market because users can keep all the music they have downloaded during the 12-month duration of the mobile subscription time period. Music can be downloaded for no additional bill since the terms is packed with the phone price.
Nokia, which is based in Finland, will also contribute millions of trails to its catalog through deals with unaffiliated record labels, including the Orchard, Beggars Group, the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, the Ministry of Sound, PIAS and Pinnacle.