To anyone even remotely following the digital music scene it’s quite obvious that Steve Jobs’ ambition has been and remains the revitalization and revolution of media, with music being first in his sites. It’s something I’ve been waiting for for a long time, and so have many others. I’ve felt that the main reason Napster and its kin — Kazaa, Grokster, etc. — were/are so popular is simple: it provides a nice, clean, convenient way of allowing consumers to sample huge quantities of music they would otherwise not be able to. Furthermore, consumers have gotten tired of purchasing the same music but on new media — something the music industry seems to ignore as an issue for consumers. Case in point, I’m a huge U2 fan. I have all of their albums on a variety of formats. I have their earlier work up to the early 90s on vinyl. I then purchased the CD versions. I have special remixes, singles, UK imports, the Best Of CDs, and a few DVDs. And then there’s the cassettes I had for my car. I have literally paid for most of U2′s music multiple times. The music is fantastic but why am I paying
