business model innovation design we're on a road to nowhere // on a quest to analyze and explore the design of business model innovations, i.e. 'hideous and hidden things' like organizational structures and capabilities, corporate strategies and all things related // on a yellow brick road with a girl, a lion and a straw-man wasting our time // …

in addition to the post down below, some remarkeable insights, note this on the subscription business model in contrast to the single-download-pay-business model:

The beauty of subscription services, beyond the inherent value of unlimited listening for a reasonable price, is that they feel free. […] beyond the inherent economic value of unlimited portability of a million-song catalog […], the service feels like ownership, even though it is really music rental. These psychological distinctions add ephemeral value to true value, as opposed to a-la-carte models, which detract psychological value by feeling too damn expensive over the long run.

read more at The Digital Music Weblog and at Yahoo’s Russ Beattie..