Not For Free

Obtaining things for free is fast becoming a thing of the past. This is especially true online. Internet users were shocked in early November when Napstar, a company associated with free music online, announced a plan to begin charging for money for its popular service. It is also rumored that Scour Exchange, another free music service, will soon be charging for their services . Dan Campi, chief executive of Punch Networks, which makes software that lets …

…get away with charging a nominal fee for their services. In all fairness, one of the main reasons these companies see fit to charge money is because they feel they are helping the consumer. If they can help their customer save money, or even make money, shouldn’t they reap the profits also? We’ve all heard the phrase that nothing in life is free…and it appears that online, it’s quickly becoming true.