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SpiralFrog Music Service Finally Goes Live
Sunday, September 16th, 2007 at 4:00 PM - by Jeff Gamet
After missing its December 2006 launch window, SpiralFrog finally launched its iTunes competitor about nine months late. The service officially went life Monday, and its big selling point is that subscribers can download and listen to music for free, according to Forbes.
Like any business model that offers something for free, there is usually a catch, and in the case of SpiralFrog, it is advertising. Subscribers are required to log into their online account at least once a month where they will see ads or the music they have downloaded will lock and become unplayable.
SpiralFrog is relying on Microsoft’s DRM technology for copy protection, which means that the company is limiting itself to Windows XP and Windows Vista users only. Music downloaded from the online service will not play on other operating systems, is not compatible with Apple’s market leading iPod media players, and cannot be burned to CD.
The company originally announced in August 2006 that it was launching its music service in December. That date slipped, and the company then planned on a late January 2007 rollout.
SpiralFrog launched with about 800,000 songs primarily from Universal Music Group. Other labels include BMI, EMI, and several independent labels.
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