University of Washington Sees Positives in Dell-Napster Service

Students at the University of Washington will be early adopters of the new legal music downloading service announced this week by Dell and Napster. Besides providing IT departments with a legal alternative to P2P file sharing, UW officials say it will not increase their IT department's workload.

The deal is also viewed by industry observers as a marketing masterstroke by Dell. Read more

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