CNET to buy, retune MP3.com: It must be something in the water this week. I think I’m next in line to open up a music business.
CNET Networks representatives said the company aims to augment its position as a provider of interactive content through the acquisition, with plans to enter the online music market through MP3.com. However, a company representative said the revamped site would not compete with music download services such as Napster. Instead, the company plans to turn MP3.com into a source of information for digital music.
Mike Robertson on MP3.com: CNet recently bought Mp3.com, but apparently they just bought the site and the URL, not the music archive. Vivendi — the currently owner of MP3.com — is consequently going to simply delete the archive. Mike Robertson, current CEO of Lindows and founder of MP3.com is has…