Mobile Music Could Prove More Popular Than Gaming
Mobile music services -- either in the form of downloadable music files or broadcast digital radio -- have greater interest among U.S. mobile customers than gaming, an application that is now providing some of the greatest mobile data revenue, reports In-Stat. However, the ecosystem that will permit widespread uptake of music applications is not yet mature, and shows signs of being put on hold until key issues, such as pricing, revenue sharing and Digital Rights Management (DRM), can be worked out, the high-tech market research firm said.