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Ringtone market may have peaked
via Idolator
Ah, ringtones. In a land (well, Britain, to be fair) where tracks like "Crazy Frog" have actually eclipsed proper single sales, who could blame record executives for rubbing their hands lustily, smiling at the money sure to come in from re-selling tracks for cellphone use? Well, despite the market projected to bring in about $9 billion this year, things are beginning to see a slowdown, partly due to slowing handset growth--and partly due to the novelty factor wearing off a bit.
As smartphones (and perhaps normal, music capable phones) become more prevalent, expect ringtone purchases to dip a bit more. The Blackjack, for instance, has functionality out of the box to assign MP3 or WAV files as a ringtone, not to mention the ability to assign contacts with their own custom ringtone. Once people learn they can do things for free, it tends to put a damper on their notions of paying $3 for a sound snippet they probably already own.
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i had planned to take down the crazy frog last year...then i realized i had no proper means to destroy an intellectual property.Oh, I hated the Crazy Frog with his wee beady eyes, and that smug look on his face. "Oh, you're gonna buy my ringtones! Ohhhhh!"
Adrian Covert
don't forget his weird, exposed frog phallus. Crazy Frog is creepy in so many ways...
Eric Solomon
I will never understand the Crazy Frog.
Dave Park
I heard the most strange thing today. Someones phone went off and it sounded like a normal ring tone. I thought it was very unique.
John Miner
i have my phone on silent or vibrate 24/7, but on the rare occasion i do let it ring, i still rock the "tried by 12" beat. oh. yeah.
mk
That's the tastiest beat since Jeru's "Come Clean".I'm old school at the moment. Instrumental for "The Message".
Eric Solomon
come clean is probably my favorite beat of all time. man, i love that song.i dig your old school stylings, though. hard to go wrong there.
Mike Krolak