Coincidentally, EMI came out in favor of Nokia's Comes With Music plan on the same day news broke about Apple's early-stages talks about a similar device-plus-subscription bundle for its iPod and iPhone devices. Reuters has a very brief article. Nokia is set to roll out the service in the second half of the year.

"We want to be part of it. I believe strongly that when it launches we will be there, with a full offering," Wemppa Koivumaki, head of EMI Finland, said at a press conference.

How could Guy Hands, with a vision for a new kind of entertainment company, not be part of Comes With Music?

Both bits of news comes as worries mount that iPod sales are slowing and Nokia's stock took a hit over fears about the U.S. credit crunch and a slowing U.S. economy.