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Sunday, August 21, 2011

New Details Leaked Regarding BlackBerry Music?

Posted By Ray Nicolini
Via BlackBerryOS.com
The Wall Street Journal's child website, All Things D, reports that the new BlackBerry Music service will cost $5 a month for 50 songs. These songs can then be shared with friends via BBM. More details include:
  • A full-fledged rollout is planned for the first three territories later this fall.
  • RIM is negotiating global licenses with the music companies, and expects to launch in other territories in 2012; the big idea is to piggyback on the success of RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger service, which has more than 45 million users worldwide.
  • Subscribers won’t be able to export their music to PCs or other hardware, with the exception of RIM’s much-maligned PlayBook tablet.
  • Subscribers will be able to share songs with friends who are also BBM Music subscribers.
The article also suggest a September beta launch...

The music industry sources believe RIM is aiming for a beta launch in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom in early September. A RIM rep declined to comment.

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