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...sort of sad. A lot of independent-minded artists had signed on with Mp3.com because they wanted an alternative to being on a big label - now they're all basically Vivendi Universal property, and another Web maverick is gone...
...sort of a three-and-two division of the Big Five, with MusicNet and Mp3.com. Is anybody going to shop for music by label...
...This is probably a temporary Balkanization. The big labels will be very stupid if they don't get together eventually, and I think that's inevitable, even if there are separate distribution channels. If people have to shop by label, they're going to go to Gnutella. I think this acquisition by Vivendi is probably just strengthening their hand for the big negotiations to come...
This is part of Nintendo's bid to lose the kids-only label and grab a chunk of the elusive twentysomething market. "We're doing more to attract these audiences," admits Miyamoto. Not that the company is dissing its core tiny-tot gamers. Witness the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo's new handheld, which will serve a dual purpose as a controller for the GameCube...
...Vermont Republican Sen. James Jeffords. When newspapers began suggesting last week that Jeffords might bolt for the Donkey Party, Jeffords had his press secretary issue a weak denial. "Sen. Jeffords is very comfortable as the most conservative member of the Vermont delegation," says spokesman Erik Smulson. "Regardless of party label, he will do what he thinks is best for Vermont and the nation." So does that mean he could do what's best for Vermont as a Democrat? "That's all I'm authorized to say," Smulson says...