Viacom's MTV Networks and digital media company, RealNetworks, have joined forces to launch a digital music service in the US that will take on Apple's as-yet-unrivalled iTunes service, replacing MTV and Microsoft's Urge and RealNetworks' Rhapsody subscription service, which have so far failed to cause a significant dent in Apple's revenue. According to figures from US-based market research firm, NPD, both Urge and Rhapsody have struggled to claim their stake in the limited market share left from iTunes' 68 per cent-ownership of the legal music download market from November 2006 to January this year.
New iPod owners have swamped the Apple iTunes store resulting in the site crawling to a halt. Also hindering first time users is Apples new registration system that forces consumers to register online.
Frazzled users began posting urgent help messages on Christmas Day and Boxing Day on Apple's technical forum for iTunes. They complained they were not allowed into the "store" or were being told the system could not download songs and videos.
anger over the way the computer outfit Apple treats its punters has forced an alliance of Nordic Countries something that has not been effectively managed in modern times.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden teamed up to force Apple to break the exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store.
This is unusual as the three nations have fought each other in quite nasty wars for a few thousand years. However, it seems that a dislike of Jobs' mob has managed to gather a combined fleet of dragon ships.
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