I don't think EMI would start negotiating if it didn't think it could get financing for the deal.

The lack of MP3 support is the primary reason Sony has stumbled, ... It stymied them in the market.

Consumers need to be able to get music in a place that resembles an online version of a music store, where they don't need to know which artist belongs to what label to find the music.

AM and FM are still very popular media. Radio is still familiar and it's free. It's hard to compete with free.

This has been a long transformation, having consumer electronics devices and PC devices in the house play well together.

This is still a very young technology and it will take time for the market to develop. But the bottom line is that people love music and this is an efficient way for them to get their dose.

Apple's history of innovative management, customer-friendly focus, and great industrial design would bring new life to the music industry at a time when it really needs it,

Any company getting into this space needs to devote resources to categorize the artists they are representing.

Demand for portable MP3 players is booming, as more and more consumers get acquainted with their stylish form factors and digital audio functionality.

Terrestrial radio broadcasters are competing with not just satellite radio but with other consumer technologies. They are retrenching and starting to make some changes.