Online music store Napster has teamed up with pay-radio station XM to offer a service that will allow users to "bookmark" songs currently playing for purchase online later. Both companies are hoping to take advantage of next generation MP3 players which can also receive satellite radio stations. Analysts have long said that one day both would be merged to create services like this and Napster was eager to be first to offer something.
Apple is not far behind however, having had discussions with Sirius Satellite Radio IncB in February about adding its service to iPod music players. This is another step towards the upcoming services that will allow users to purchase songs simply with the push of a button while listening to radio. All major digital music businesses are frying their brains trying to think of more and more ways they can offer digital music; some even want to make "music vending machines" (in the UK and some other places, such a machine already exist and are in use).
Source:
BBC News
Source:
BBC News
