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Sonic Solutions acquired Roxio [2] in 2003, going on to acquire Simple Star [3] and CinemaNow [4] in 2008. Rovi Corporation acquired Sonic Solutions in 2010, but Rovi announced in January 2012 that it would sell Roxio to Canadian software company Corel. [5] [6] That acquisition closed on February 7, 2012. [7]
In 2002, Roxio bought the assets of the original Napster at its bankruptcy auction and acquired PressPlay in May 2003 for $40 million. [5] After integrating the services, Roxio launched a revamped Napster in October 2003, whereby users were able to download songs a-la-carte or pay for a monthly unlimited download and streaming media service.
Sonic's major acquisitions include the Desktop and Mobile Division (DMD) of VERITAS Software Corporation in 2002, [3] Roxio in 2003 (consumer applications for Windows and Mac OS), [4] and Simple Star (online slideshow creation) [5] and CinemaNow in 2008 (digital movie delivery). [6]
Photos: Pipcorn, Lesser Evil, Skinny Pop. Design: Eat This, Not That!Popcorn is one of the most popular snacks on the market, and you've likely enjoyed it as a movie theater treat or at home ...
May 2001: Roxio GoBack 3 Deluxe is released, this time also supporting the NTFS filesystem, which by now was being used more widely since the release of Windows XP. [13] August 2001: Symantec Corp. announces Norton SystemWorks 2002 which includes GoBack 3 Personal Edition by Roxio. [14] April 2003: Roxio sells GoBack to Symantec for $13 million ...
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Roxio became the leader in CD burning software, with 70% market share led by its brands Easy CD Creator and Toast. [1] In January 2002, Gorog led Roxio’s acquisition of MGI Software that expanded the company’s portfolio to include photo and video editing software, as well as the top-selling system-recovery software for crash and virus recovery.