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wired.com - 6/19/2009

Q and A: eMusic CEO Explains Controversial Price Increase, Sony Deal

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When eMusic announced a deal on June 1 to start selling back catalog material from Sony Music Entertainment later this year, it also raises the prices of its monthly plans, upsetting some of its customers. On the surface, this looked to be yet another major-label money grab; in return for ...

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news.sel.sony.com - 6/19/2009

Sony Electronics News and Information

— news.sel.sony.com — SAN DIEGO, June 19, 2009 – Sony today unveiled the VAIO® NW notebook-- a new line of... PCs that provide a powerful high-definition experience while starting at just $800 for the standard model and $880 equipped with Blu -ray Disc™ technology. Part of a ... (more) Sony Electronics News and Information

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techradar.com - 6/19/2009

Sony hopes MovieIQ is killer app for Blu-ray Live

— techradar.com — Sony hopes that its new MovieIQ service will be the 'killer app' for Blu-ray Live, serving up... instant trivia and info to movie viewers at the push of a remote button. Sony's MovieIQ launches in September on internet-enabled Blu-ray, where the disc being played at the time can grab all the ... (more) Sony hopes MovieIQ is killer app for Blu-ray Live

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engadget.com - 6/19/2009

Sony unveils 15.5-inch VAIO NW with BD-ROM and $880 price tag, we go hands-on

— engadget.com — Sony announced today a new entry into its VAIO series, the NW, complete with a Blu-ray drive... and what they're hoping is an aggressive pricing point. It's packing a 15.5-inch WXGA display with XBRITE, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350, ATI Mobility Radeon ... (more) Sony unveils 15.5-inch VAIO NW with BD-ROM and $880 ...

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eMusic Tries To Defend Price Increase... Still Seems To Be Missing The Point
Techdirt — ... Either way, eMusic's CEO spoke with Wired earlier this week to try to explain the situation and defuse some of the controversy, and the best he could come up with was basically claiming that the price increase had nothing to do with Sony Music at all, but that it was the indie labels who had been demanding it. So why tie the announcement to the Sony announcement? ...

With Amie Street, Sony Music Opens Door to Dynamic Pricing Possibilities [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... after subscription service eMusic hiked its prices this spring following a deal with Sony (as justifiable as the price increase might have been). Boltuch declined to say whether Sony is planning to begin experimenting soon, although he added, “We hope so.” ...