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# Napster Warns iPhone Incompatibility Will Hurt Sales But Still Isn’t Selling The Compatible Tracks Available
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/napster-warns-i/
- Published: 2007-07-03T13:02:48.000Z
- Updated: 2007-07-03T13:02:48.000Z
- Description: Napster is warning investors that the incompatibility of the tracks it sells with the new iPhone could hurt sales. (InfoWeek) It seems a weak excuse given that Napster’s real problem. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/07/napster-warns-i.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Vinyl, Cassettes & Retail, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

Napster is warning investors that the incompatibility of the tracks it  
sells with the new iPhone could hurt

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sales. ([InfoWeek](http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070703/tc%5Fcmp/200001877?ref=hypebot.com))

It seems a weak excuse given that Napster’s real problem is incompatibility with 10  
million iPods.

Since Napster’s woes would be cure as more labels drop DRM; why isn’t the download service selling the million plus compatible mp3’s that are available from EMI and all  
of the indies?