Lenovo Buyers to Receive a Free Trial to Napster’s
Award-Winning Digital Music Subscription Service, Napster To Go
Napster (Nasdaq:NAPS), the pioneer of digital music, and Lenovo today
announced a co-marketing agreement under which Napster’s
award-winning music subscription service will be offered as a free
14-day trial on most new Lenovo notebook and desktop PCs in the U.S. and
Canada.
The roll out will give Lenovo customers instant access to millions of
music tracks with a free, 14-day trial subscription to Napster To Go, as
well as unlimited, on-demand access to Napster’s
catalog of more than 6 million songs. Napster subscribers enjoy an
unparalleled listening and discovery experience including interactive,
advertisement-free radio stations, thousands of pre-programmed playlists
developed by music-industry professionals, and a host of community
features. In addition to PC-listening capabilities, the Napster To Go
service also lets music fans transfer an unlimited number of music
tracks to any compatible MP3 player or music-enabled cell phone without
paying per track. With the world’s largest and
most comprehensive MP3 store, Napster offers subscribers a fully
synergized online digital music destination.
“Napster’s
partnership with Lenovo, a global leader in the PC market, demonstrates
the power of our brand and the demand for the value we offer to music
lovers,” said Napster CEO Chris Gorog. “We’re
excited to give buyers of the latest Lenovo computers access to Napster’s
extensive catalog and features. And with Napster’s
new MP3 store, we are proud to provide not only the best listening and
discovery experience, but also the best buying experience available.”
About Napster
Napster, the pioneer of digital music, offers the ultimate in
interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share,
acquire and enjoy music -- anytime, anywhere. The company’s
offerings include “Napster”
(www.Napster.com) -- the premier
online music destination featuring the most popular on-demand music
subscription service in the world and the largest, most comprehensive
MP3 download store on the market; “FreeNapster”
(www.freenapster.com) -- a
unique Web experience offering free, on-demand music legally in the
U.S.; and “Napster Mobile,”
one of the industry’s fastest growing mobile
music platforms, providing the premier mobile music experience for
customers in 11 global markets. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Napster's
services are available in markets across the Americas, Europe and Japan.
About Lenovo
Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building the world’s
best engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s
business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and
customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging
markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition
of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops,
manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use
technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research
centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and
Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.
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