The future of music is uncertain. Most uncertain is the how music will be distributed to consumer in the future. Currently CDs are on a major decline and digital download purchases and mobile purchases are on the upswing. However, given all the complicated rights management systems competing, the consumer experience is a frustrating one at best. Apple iTunes seems the do the best job at the moment based on sales. However, a compelling alternative is the combination of Sonos and Rhapsody. Sonos is a in home system that lets you wirelessly fill every room of your house with music. The subscription system means that for a small fee, you can listen to any and all songs on the Rhapsody home system. I think this is a great bargain and you are licensing music and only pay about $10 a month. That’s a real deal when you can listen all you want.
The only thing is how to get this system out of your house and into a ipod or similar portable system? When they can figure that out, then this system can really take off.
Take a look at reviews on Sonos at Business 2.0 and WSJ.
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