Kuwoneka Mwachidule Momwe Mankhwala a Napster Asinthira Kwa Zaka Zambiri
Pamaso pa Napster adakhala ntchito yamakono pa intaneti lero, idali ndi nkhope yosiyana kwambiri pamene inayamba kukhalapo kumapeto kwa zaka za m'ma 1990. Anthu oyambirira a Napster (abale Shawn ndi John Fanning, pamodzi ndi Sean Parker) adayambitsa ntchito monga sewero la pepa-to-peer. Kugwiritsa ntchito mapulogalamuwa kunali kosavuta kugwiritsira ntchito ndipo kanakonzedweratu kugawana ma fayilo a nyimbo za digito (mu MP3 format ) kudutsa makanema okhudzana ndi Web.
Utumikiwu unali wotchuka kwambiri ndipo unapereka njira yosavuta kuti mamiliyoni ambiri ogwiritsa ntchito intaneti apeze mafayilo ambiri aulere omasuka (makamaka nyimbo) zomwe zingathe kugawidwa ndi mamembala ena a Napster. Napster inayambitsidwa koyamba mu 1999 ndipo mwamsanga inayamba kutchuka monga ogwiritsa ntchito intaneti pozindikira kuti ntchitoyi ndi yaikulu. Zonse zomwe zinkafunika kuti ukhale nawo pa intaneti ya Napster ndikuti apange akaunti yaulere (kudzera pa dzina ndi dzina lanu). Pamwamba pa kutchuka kwa Napster, panali anthu pafupifupi 80 miliyoni omwe analembetsa pa intaneti. Ndipotu, zinali zotchuka kwambiri kuti makoloni ambiri anayenera kuletsa kugwiritsa ntchito Napster chifukwa cha kusokonezeka kwa makompyuta komwe kunachititsa ophunzira kupeza nyimbo pogwiritsa ntchito fayilo ya anzawo.
Phindu lalikulu kwa ogwiritsa ntchito ambiri linali chakuti panali nyimbo zambiri zomwe zingathe kumasulidwa kwaulere. Pafupifupi mitundu yonse ya nyimbo zapamwamba zinali pamapopi mu MP3 - kuchokera kuzipangizo monga ma tepi matepi, ma CD, ndi ma CD. Napster inathandizanso kuti anthu ayang'anire kusunga zithunzi zosawerengeka, zojambula bootleg, ndi zojambula zaposachedwa.
Komabe, ntchito ya kugawana mafayilo a Napster siidakhalitse nthawi yaitali chifukwa cha kusowa kwa kayendetsedwe ka zolembera pazithunzithunzi. Ntchito ya Napster yosaloledwa mwamsangamsanga inali pa rada ya RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) yomwe inalembera milandu yotsutsana nayo chifukwa chosaloledwa kufalitsa mabuku. Pambuyo pa nkhondo yautali yayitali, RIAA potsiriza anapeza chigamulo kuchokera kumakhoti omwe anakakamiza Napster kutseka makina ake mu 2001 kuti akhale abwino.
Napster Reborn
Napster atangom'kakamiza kuthetsa katundu wake otsala, Roxio (a digital media company), adafuna ndalama zokwana madola 5.3 miliyoni kuti agule ufulu wa pa kompyuta ya Napster, dzina lake, ndi zizindikiro zake. Izi zinavomerezedwa ndi khoti la bankruptcy mu 2002 kuyang'anira kuchotsedwa kwa chuma cha Napster. Chochitikachi chinalemba chaputala chatsopano m'mbiri ya Napster. Pofuna kupeza, Roxio anagwiritsa ntchito dzina lolimba la Napster kuti adzipangenso malo ogulitsira nyimbo a PressPlay ndikuwatcha Napster 2.0
Zofuna Zina
Mtundu wa Napster wawona kusintha kwakukulu kwa zaka zambiri, ndipo zinthu zambiri zakhala zikuchitika kuyambira 2008. Choyamba ndi Best Buy's takeover ndalama, zomwe zinali zokwana madola 121 miliyoni. Panthawiyo, ntchito yoimbira nyimbo ya digster ya Napster inali ndi makasitomala 700,000 olembetsa. Mu 2011, msonkhano wothandizira nyimbo , Rhapsody, inagwirizana ndi Best Buy kuti apeze olembetsa a Napster ndi 'katundu wina'. Zambiri zachuma za kupeza sizinaululidwe, koma mgwirizano unapatsa Best Buy kusunga mtengo wochepa mu Rhapsody . Ngakhale kuti dzina la Napster lophiphiritsira linafalikira ku US, ntchitoyi idakalipo pansi pa dzina la Napster ku United Kingdom ndi Germany.
Kuyambira kupeza Napster, Rhapsody yakhala ikupangidwira ndikugwiritsira ntchito kulimbikitsa chizindikiro ku Ulaya. Mu 2013, adalengeza kuti ntchito ya Napster idzayendetsedwa m'mayiko ena 14 ku Ulaya.