Would Free Music Sell Cars?

rhfrommn writes "An opinion piece on news.com says the old method of selling music CDs is doomed and suggests the best new method is to give away the content. No more 'piracy' or 'rights management' to worry about! The author discusses ad based models, giving music away as a promotion (buy a car, get 1000 hours of music free type stuff) and other methods. All based on cheap hardware like MP3 players as the new medium to replace CD."

giving it away with cars?

[greechneb]

I sure wouldn't base my decision on whether to buy a model of a car on if the dealer gave away "free" music. I prefer to make my choices based on my age old method
1. - Does it go fast?
2. - Can I afford it without having to sell an organ?
3. - What kind of stereo does it have?

Most ridiculous thing I've heard

[L. VeGas]

Who would buy a car based on the amount of music you get with it? Everyone buys cars based on the amount of chrome it has.

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Vin Diesel

Free content for all!

[delfstrom]

I hear there's this great new wireless technology that actually sends out free music through the air. There appears to be a way of supporting it through advertising revenue, but who cares, it's live broadband music streaming.

No more tinny-sounding RealPlayer broadcasts, this is high-quality stuff we're talking about. Free content for all! And the best thing is, the end-user hardware requirements are very inexpensive. I hear it's called 'radio' or something. Apparently people are working on actually sending video images in the same way. Imagine the possibilities!

You forgot one...

[neurostar]

will it get me laid?

;)

New Chevy slogan

[paiute]

Rip. Burn. Walk.

BAD IDEA....

[greymond]

I think this would be a terrible idea, look at what I would have to listen too:

BMW - 1,000 Free hours of Kraftwork

Honda - 1,000 Free hours of SES

Cadillac - 1,000 Free hours of Elvis

NO NO NO....

I can change

[fobbman]

I'll just have to steal cars now.

But do you remember this one?

[jwjcmw]

McDonald's is your kind of place
Hamburgers in your face
French fries between your toes
Dill pickles up your nose
and don't forget those chocolate shakes
Made from polluted lakes
McDonalds is your..... kind of place

There are other [inthe80s.com] versions as well.

Re:Too late

[Eric P. Henus]

2 words:

Ra Dio

Re:You forgot one...

[dasmegabyte]

Dude, if you post on slashdot, a Maserati [maserati.it] ain't gettin' you laid.

Already been tried

[geirhe]

My friendly Hyundai pusher gave me a free (gasp!) single with Koreana a couple of years back. "Hand in hand we stand, all across the land", and so on.

I have to ask myself - do I really want 1000 hours of Koreana?

(No, I don't drive a Hyundai)