Everybody remember Napster, the music download service with an identity crisis that moved them from a free sharing system to a paid subscription system? Now they've announced that they're moving to a free model where all songs can be listened to right off the website without cost - up to 5 times. This way, if you need to hear that cd before you decide to buy, you can give the full tracks a shot all the way through. There are sharing and linking features also built in, so alert everyone you know of what songs you like. They're of course hoping that after 5 times of a song that you like you're hooked and you pay for the $0.99 track, or sign up for the $10/$15 (for portable) a month subscription model.Technorati Tags: napster, free music, music, music subscriptions
