Comments on: Yahoo Music - From the Desktop http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/ Startup and Tech News Sat, 17 May 2008 12:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Shawn http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-27141 Shawn Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:54:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-27141 How quickly you all forget... it's sad. When OSX came out - most of the concepts in it were copied from VISTA! Microsoft had published what it was going to do years prior to OSX and Mac copied them. At the time, Apple was getting all the bad press about coping Microsoft (even going as far as saying the creator is now the copy cat)... today, 4 years later and still WAY past schedule, you all scream that Microsoft is coping Apple. How funny things turn out. How quickly you all forget… it’s sad. When OSX came out - most of the concepts in it were copied from VISTA! Microsoft had published what it was going to do years prior to OSX and Mac copied them. At the time, Apple was getting all the bad press about coping Microsoft (even going as far as saying the creator is now the copy cat)… today, 4 years later and still WAY past schedule, you all scream that Microsoft is coping Apple. How funny things turn out.

]]> By: » Google Partying With The Music Industry Tomorrow » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-23352 » Google Partying With The Music Industry Tomorrow » InsideGoogle » part of the Blog News Channel Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:19:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-23352 [...] Also (yeah, I have a lot of open tabs), Yahoo has released a Yahoo Music Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget, so you can use your Yahoo Music subscription without using the Yahoo Music Engine. TechCrunch has screenshots of the semi-transparent widget. The Yahoo Music Blog has more, including links to download a preview (minus most of the eventual features) version of the gadget, or just download the Yahoo Widgets (Konfabulator) version. Curious that Yahoo is helping out Microsoft’s widget platform when they already have one of their own. Will Google play ball? Posted: March 29, 2006 by Nathan Weinberg in: [...] […] Also (yeah, I have a lot of open tabs), Yahoo has released a Yahoo Music Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget, so you can use your Yahoo Music subscription without using the Yahoo Music Engine. TechCrunch has screenshots of the semi-transparent widget. The Yahoo Music Blog has more, including links to download a preview (minus most of the eventual features) version of the gadget, or just download the Yahoo Widgets (Konfabulator) version. Curious that Yahoo is helping out Microsoft’s widget platform when they already have one of their own. Will Google play ball? Posted: March 29, 2006 by Nathan Weinberg in: […]

]]> By: Ori http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-22148 Ori Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:37:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-22148 Still copying from Apple... Still copying from Apple…

]]> By: juan felipe rubio http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21990 juan felipe rubio Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:22:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21990 god i hate shakira. god i hate shakira.

]]> By: Steve http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21973 Steve Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:53:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21973 >>>Kinda lame that Yahoo can’t offer this in Konfabulator or in just a plain old browser window. Why is Vista needed for this?>> Looks like they have a working version for Widget Engine, just not released yet. Likely a licensing issue - it'll happen in time. >>>Kinda lame that Yahoo can’t offer this in Konfabulator or in just a plain old browser window. Why is Vista needed for this?>>

Looks like they have a working version for Widget Engine, just not released yet. Likely a licensing issue - it’ll happen in time.

]]> By: hiptrigger http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21959 hiptrigger Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:36:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21959 How is any crap that runs on the desktop something to do with "Tracking Web 2.0"? One of the main themes this time around is be user-centric, not device-centric (or 'locked'). Additionally, I'd be really careful with Atlas and any other '2.0' tools from Redmond as they are not to be trusted. Just becasue they are pumping-out sites with round corners and big fonts doesn't mean they won't be up to their old tricks -- namely "embrace and replace"... "tie to the platform" (Windows OS, MS Office and Internet Exploder) and "subvert the new languages du jour" ...watch, they will try to screw JavaScript and XML again they way they screwed HTML, XML, VBScript(!), Java & JavaVM, etc. the last time. WELCOME TO THE BROWSER WARS 2.0. Billy smells an opportunity - that's why they are working on the next two releases of IExploder --to twist the whole thing back to their tools and their OS. How is any crap that runs on the desktop something to do with “Tracking Web 2.0″? One of the main themes this time around is be user-centric, not device-centric (or ‘locked’).

Additionally, I’d be really careful with Atlas and any other ‘2.0′ tools from Redmond as they are not to be trusted. Just becasue they are pumping-out sites with round corners and big fonts doesn’t mean they won’t be up to their old tricks — namely “embrace and replace”… “tie to the platform” (Windows OS, MS Office and Internet Exploder) and “subvert the new languages du jour” …watch, they will try to screw JavaScript and XML again they way they screwed HTML, XML, VBScript(!), Java & JavaVM, etc. the last time. WELCOME TO THE BROWSER WARS 2.0. Billy smells an opportunity - that’s why they are working on the next two releases of IExploder –to twist the whole thing back to their tools and their OS.

]]> By: pwb http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21948 pwb Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:29:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21948 Kinda lame that Yahoo can't offer this in Konfabulator or in just a plain old browser window. Why is Vista needed for this? Kinda lame that Yahoo can’t offer this in Konfabulator or in just a plain old browser window. Why is Vista needed for this?

]]> By: Chris Xx http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21932 Chris Xx Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:00:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21932 @ david - Apple didn't invent widgets, and Widgets are on non Macs too.. just as easy and just as long actaully. Apple copied them (with permission) Yahoo own's them now, and well, this is how they are using the technology they bought. @ david - Apple didn’t invent widgets, and Widgets are on non Macs too.. just as easy and just as long actaully. Apple copied them (with permission) Yahoo own’s them now, and well, this is how they are using the technology they bought.

]]> By: Ryan Stewart http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21931 Ryan Stewart Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:59:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21931 This is why I think the Flash Platform is ahead of AJAX when it comes to really building Rich Internet Applications. It already allows for this kind of seemless multimedia integration. Whether or not a combination of AJAX/Vista changes the landscape will be interesting to see. This is why I think the Flash Platform is ahead of AJAX when it comes to really building Rich Internet Applications. It already allows for this kind of seemless multimedia integration. Whether or not a combination of AJAX/Vista changes the landscape will be interesting to see.

]]> By: Deepak http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21925 Deepak Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:26:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21925 Looks like the widget engine to me. I would like to add that Yahoo really need to figure out what to do with musicmatch. That is a much superior product for music libraries, but music engine has some other advantages. Two similar products makes me worry a little about the future of either. Looks like the widget engine to me. I would like to add that Yahoo really need to figure out what to do with musicmatch. That is a much superior product for music libraries, but music engine has some other advantages. Two similar products makes me worry a little about the future of either.

]]> By: dindles » Blog Archive » Yahoo Music - From the Desktop http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21910 dindles » Blog Archive » Yahoo Music - From the Desktop Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:51:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21910 [...] read more | digg story [...] […] read more | digg story […]

]]> By: Saul Weiner http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21906 Saul Weiner Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:37:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21906 So Yahoo are using the Konfabulator technology? And the add-on your download is the Konfabulator add-on? So Yahoo are using the Konfabulator technology? And the add-on your download is the Konfabulator add-on?

]]> By: Jugo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21851 Jugo Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:57:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21851 wow. shakira looks really hot here. wow. shakira looks really hot here.

]]> By: GARY http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21849 GARY Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:40:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21849 No innovation at all Konfabulator was first + you can free widgets from the dashboard: http://www.mesadynamics.com/amnesty.htm _ Vista is looking very osx-ish these days No innovation at all Konfabulator was first + you can free widgets from the dashboard:

http://www.mesadynamics.com/amnesty.htm
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Vista is looking very osx-ish these days

]]> By: Jeff Nolan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21846 Jeff Nolan Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:33:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21846 Here is an interesting perspective on Windows Vista and how it will affect online video, music, and photos. <a href="http://mrwavetheory.blogspot.com/2006/03/why-windows-vista-delay-is-bad-news.html" rel="nofollow">Why Windows Vista Delay is Bad News for Apple and Google</a> Here is an interesting perspective on Windows Vista and how it will affect online video, music, and photos.

Why Windows Vista Delay is Bad News for Apple and Google

]]> By: frank http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21844 frank Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:20:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21844 what a nice trashcan what a nice trashcan

]]> By: david http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21836 david Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:53:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21836 How is this different from the concept of Widgets in Apple's OS X? What is new or original in Microsoft's approach? Maybe it's the fact that these apps aren't "sandboxed" as they are via a hotkey...but live out on the desktop? Enlighten me. How is this different from the concept of Widgets in Apple’s OS X? What is new or original in Microsoft’s approach?

Maybe it’s the fact that these apps aren’t “sandboxed” as they are via a hotkey…but live out on the desktop? Enlighten me.

]]> By: Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21834 Lee Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:48:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21834 Slighly off topic but where did you get that desktop backdrop? Slighly off topic but where did you get that desktop backdrop?

]]> By: JP http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21833 JP Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:45:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21833 Actually, this is rather an interesting move. I guess the enemy (Microsoft) of your enemy (Google) really is your friend then. I had assumed that Yahoo! would only release things like this for Konfabulator, I'm sorry I mean Yahoo! Widget Engine. Actually, this is rather an interesting move. I guess the enemy (Microsoft) of your enemy (Google) really is your friend then. I had assumed that Yahoo! would only release things like this for Konfabulator, I’m sorry I mean Yahoo! Widget Engine.

]]> By: Tinus http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21830 Tinus Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/22/yahoo-music-from-the-desktop/#comment-21830 The thing i dislike about those widgets is that most of the times their UI is very different from the standard UI provided by the OS. The thing i dislike about those widgets is that most of the times their UI is very different from the standard UI provided by the OS.

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