May 18, 2002

Salon.com Technology | Napster's wake.   If there is anything really surprising about the implosion of Napster this week, it's that the company wasn't already dead. To most casual observers of the MP3 movement, Napster hadn't really existed since last July, anyway, when lawsuits forced it to shutter its doors and rethink its service. [Daypop Top News Stories] Bertelsmann, has already invested $85 million in the company, and now is paying another $8 million.  Is there something worth buying?  Maybe the name, but not the technology. 9:13:38 AM