Warner to sell online music downloads through RioPort

I dunno if thats really a good idea when people can get music for free anyway.

It's a good idea, IF the music files are in a totally, u-n-r-e-s-t-r-i-c-t-e-d format (.ogg, .mp3, etc), the files themselves are in HIGH quality, and the selection is varied enough. I'll go read the article now. If they're going to be in wma format, I don't want 'em. (Hope they'll include some older, out-of-print items, and full albums). -- Mike --

(Ok, I just read the Yahoo article)..... As usual, all I see is a great bunch of optimistic 'fluff', a lot of promises and pleasant worditry for the public. (it's a little 'hypey'), but potentially good if it materializes. And as well, (as usual), no mention is given as to what file format will be used. (it figures). It will be in Warner Brother's interest to offer a couple of totally FREE sample tracks downloadable by consumers, so that they can judge for themselves if the files are indeed restriction-free, and VERY IMPORTANTLY to see how high (or low) the quality will be. * Audible artefacts are OUT. * Low bit-rate stuff is OUT. * Poor rips/encoding/transferring (stuttering, skipping, incomplete tracks) are OUT. (etc etc) Hi Della! How are you?? (Mike, Canada)