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1 year ago

in Radiohead: Not so revolutionary after all? on Mathew's comments
Radiohead's idea is groundbreaking however what is imporant is not the embracing of an idea but its execution. And, after doing a bit of research, I think their execution has a number of shortcomings in terms of the infrastructure Radiohead have put in place for downloaded versions of the album. Central is that the website Radiohead are using to release the album (www.inrainbows.com - hosted by a t-shirt company?!) has some potentially major pitfalls due to:

1) inadequacies in its hosting infrastructure and
2) the competencies of the technical team responsible for hosting the site.

What it boils down to is that Radiohead - by declining the option of getting a world class, experienced web hosting company to provide the vital infrastructure required for a venture as bold as this - are greatly increasing the risk of jeopardizing the whole thing.

I explored this is greater detail in a blog posting entitled "Radiohead's Revolution to end in meltdown?" which can be seen here:
http://www.cluas.com/indie-music/Default.aspx?t...
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