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PublicNAPS
Date2002
Valuation$75M

General Information

Websitenapster.com
CategoryConsumer Web
Employees

Offices

Los Angeles, USA
9044 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA, 90069
USA

People

Board of Directors
Chairman and CEO
President
COO
Chief Technology Officer

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Napster

Napster offers interactive music experiences, creating better ways to discover, share, acquire and enjoy music. The company’s offerings include Napster – an on demand music subscription, Freenapster – a web experience offering free on demand music legally, and Napster Mobile – a mobile music platforms. Napster is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in New York, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Tokyo.

The company was purchased by BestBuy for $121 million in September, 2008.

Milestones

  • 9/16/08 — Best Buy announces acquisition of Napster for $121 million, or $2.65 per share

Products

Napster

Napster is the download client available from Roxio’s Napster.

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Above: Napster Screenshot -- #1
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