Author:
Ryan Parman, CIO
Published:
18 May 2007
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The Saga Begins…
Today begins a new era. Or maybe it’s the same era with one more player. Time will tell, I suppose.
Microsoft was “one more player” when they released MS-DOS®. Apple was “one more player” when they released the iPod®. Google was “one more player” when they released their now-ubiquitous search engine. Foleeo is “one more player” in digital media. And like Microsoft, Apple, and Google, Foleeo has a passion. We see all sorts of problems with the current state of digital media, and we believe we know how to fix them.
It shouldn’t be so hard to show off the things that you like. It shouldn’t be so hard to watch videos, listen to music, or look at photos on more than one computer or more than one device. People who want to do the right thing shouldn’t be punished while those want to do the wrong thing have all the advantage. Artists and record companies should be fairly paid for the work they put in to create the music. People should be able to enjoy the music they pay for without all the hassle of Digital Restriction Management. Although that’s a very legally sticky situation right now, we believe that we have the ideas and tools to solve this problem in a way that is legit and allows people on all sides of the equation to be happy.
We’re launching today with widgets — a window into the music you like. Over the coming months, we’ll be updating and upgrading the widgets making them better, cooler and more useful with each update. We’ll also be unveiling a new technology this Fall that addresses the problems consumers, artists, and record companies have faced since the dawn of the digital music revolution.
But more on that later. For now, we’re just happy to be here.
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