Jonathan Liss

Apple and the QQQ ETF: High-Beta, Growth-Oriented, Tech-Driven Exposure

Many would consider the heavy weighting Apple receives a net positive.

Rhapsody's New e-Music Download Service Takes on iTunes

Prashanth,

Really good piece - tasty food for thought!

I have one disagreement - you say that "In my 5 years of using iTunes, there is not one song which I did not manage to find." In ;my own personal experience, there are often songs I can't find on iTunes. A recent example: the soundtrack to the movie Snatch, which I looked for in iTunes today and couldn't find. It's not exactly an obscure movie or soundtrack.

This fact means there will probably ultimately be room for more than one online 'mega' music store. I think if their content is differentiated enough, there will be room for both to thrive. After all, it's the content consumers are ultimately looking for - they don't care whether they buy it at Tower Records or Virgin - and I don't see why consumers won't use both online stores to buy music, with one complementing the other when they can't find what they want.

Cramer's Four Horsemen Back in the Saddle

I'm pretty sure it comes from Bespoke Investment Group themselves - I've never seen it anywhere else. I'd check their website for more details: bespokeinvest.typepad..../

A Long List of Possible Shorts

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Universal Music Group Readies DRM-Free Music, Sans iTunes

Thomas,

Web browser Firefox 2.0 or higher (Mozilla) gives you an across-the-board spell check feature.

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Jonathan Liss
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