On 15-Mar-02, Petr Krenzelok wrote: > Hi, > some Morpheus related news ....
> http://news.com.com/2100-1023-859678.html?tag=cd_mh > http://www.slyck.com/news/031402b.html > 1. week of April we should finally know, if new Morpheus is or is > not Rebol powered .... Another report here... http://money.cnn.com/2002/03/13/news/companies/musiccity/index.htm "Previously, the site only housed the software that enabled users to share files. The new site will still run on the same technology, but users will be directed to a separate site, Morpheusos.com, to gain access to the software." "same technology"? "MorpheusOS"? Well, their download page is at... http://www.morpheus-os.com/ How long has it had the "OS" in its URL? That certainly gives it a REBOL flavor. There's discussion in that article about whether their business model will work. "But it's a model that's been proven difficult to generate revenue. It's a tough thing because the vast majority of users go to download popular music -- they are going to find a limited audience." I doubt it'll work too, as people don't like being asked for money every ten minutes. Basic human nature. A better idea would be subscribing to such a network where the subscribers have unrestricted access to everything and with the content providers receiving their cut of those subscriptions based on how popular their content is. Need a lot of stuff there to make people believe it was worth subscribing to in the first place though. -- Carl Read -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
