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Best Buy eyes Apple, Microsoft with Napster purchase

15 September 2008

Today, electronics retailer Best Buy announced that it would buy Napster for a total of $121 million, a significant premium over the company’s value based on either stock price or assets.

“Hi there! We’re Best Buy.

We know nothing about digital music.

No, seriously – absolutely nothing. Not a clue.”

It’s almost like they’re trying to prove how stupid they are – Napster is a company loosing customers hand-over-fist as its main subscription business has unsurprisingly turned out to be a failure. The brand only has recognition from its illustrious illegal past and subsequent appalling advertising.

I don’t get it.

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From: Links

15 September 2008