Virgin Shuts US Music Subsriptions. Napster Jumps In
Virgin Digital is shutting its US music subscription service and offering a free 3 month Napster trial to entice users to switch. (Check out part of the Virgin + Napster promo campaign after the jump.)
Subscription services have gained little traction with consumers and more recently Microsoft has made it clear that it is not aggressively supporting it’s own Play-For-Sure technology which powers both Virgin and Napster as it promotes it’s new Zune closed technology.
Dear Radio Free Virgin Member,
Virgin Digital has teamed up with Napster to bring you the best online music service possible. As part of this partnership, we are offering a free MP3 player with three months of Napster To Go®. Just sign up and pay for three months up front, and the MP3 player is free.
With Napster To Go, you’ll get:
Unlimited access to over 3 million songs
Unlimited transfers to your compatible MP3 player, without paying per track
Hundreds of Napster playlists, plus tools to easily build your own
Charts, personalized recommendations, and dozens of new releases every week
To take advantage of this limited-time offer, follow these easy steps:
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