Comments on: Yahoo To Shut Premium Music Service, Redirect Users To Rhapsody…For Now http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 13:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Yahoo To Shut Premium Music Service, Redirect Users To Rhapsody …-music http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-2017497 Yahoo To Shut Premium Music Service, Redirect Users To Rhapsody …-music Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:49:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-2017497 [...] Ryan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe move alone is part of the further consolidation in the online music marketplace as more companies abandon standalone efforts in favor of partnerships as Apple’s iTunes continues to dominate the online music marketplace. … [...] […] Ryan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe move alone is part of the further consolidation in the online music marketplace as more companies abandon standalone efforts in favor of partnerships as Apple’s iTunes continues to dominate the online music marketplace. … […]

]]> By: Awesome Inc » Blog Archive » Episode 3: The Podcast Who Lived http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1997515 Awesome Inc » Blog Archive » Episode 3: The Podcast Who Lived Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:23:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1997515 [...] with TV crew. Nintendo hurts itself: says no MMOs. Ebay disables negative rating. Yahoo gives up music, aquires FoxyTunes. New segment: Jake Asks the Obvious: Google works with Twitter for Super [...] […] with TV crew. Nintendo hurts itself: says no MMOs. Ebay disables negative rating. Yahoo gives up music, aquires FoxyTunes. New segment: Jake Asks the Obvious: Google works with Twitter for Super […]

]]> By: tech-talk.biz http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1981027 tech-talk.biz Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:55:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1981027 <strong>The best defense is attack: Goobuntu or Google Linux...</strong> Microsoft has openly declared that its bid to acquire Yahoo aims at improving their position in advertisement and fight the dominant position of Google. Do not expect Google to remain quiet. What are Google options to defend from Microsoft, apart from... The best defense is attack: Goobuntu or Google Linux…

Microsoft has openly declared that its bid to acquire Yahoo aims at improving their position in advertisement and fight the dominant position of Google. Do not expect Google to remain quiet.
What are Google options to defend from Microsoft, apart from…

]]> By: Stu http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1978276 Stu Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:48:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1978276 My old MusicMatch program used to look up MP3 tags via Gracenote. Once Yahoo released their own upgraded version of MM, I had to upgrade to get this feature back. Now that Y!M seems to have gone kaput, does anyone know what other players have this feature ??? It makes ripping my home CD's much easier without all of the typing. I don't feel like having to pay for another player when I have a perfectly good one now. Soon there will be one company and one country for all. Will it be Microsoft (Hillary) or Google (Obama)? My old MusicMatch program used to look up MP3 tags via Gracenote. Once Yahoo released their own upgraded version of MM, I had to upgrade to get this feature back. Now that Y!M seems to have gone kaput, does anyone know what other players have this feature ??? It makes ripping my home CD’s much easier without all of the typing. I don’t feel like having to pay for another player when I have a perfectly good one now.

Soon there will be one company and one country for all. Will it be Microsoft (Hillary) or Google (Obama)?

]]> By: Chris http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1977209 Chris Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:27:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1977209 Rob - Are these not official enough for you? http://ycorpblog.com/2008/02/04/music-for-the-masses/ http://www.realnetworks.com/company/press/releases/2008/rhap_020408_159673265.html Rob - Are these not official enough for you?

http://ycorpblog.com/2008/02/0.....he-masses/
http://www.realnetworks.com/co.....73265.html

]]> By: Rob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1976997 Rob Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:57:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1976997 I just saw this article today (Feb 5, 2008), and I'm using Yahoo Music Unlimited right now. Radio, downloaded tracks, and streaming tracks all work fine. I also never heard anything from Yahoo saying they were shutting down the service. I just saw this article today (Feb 5, 2008), and I’m using Yahoo Music Unlimited right now. Radio, downloaded tracks, and streaming tracks all work fine.

I also never heard anything from Yahoo saying they were shutting down the service.

]]> By: Earl Myatt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1976345 Earl Myatt Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:39:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1976345 What about those of us who paid for the lifetime support option on MMJB when we bought it before Yahoo bought MusicMatch? Do we get any kind of return for our guarentee. My lifetime has not expired. What about those of us who paid for the lifetime support option on MMJB when we bought it before Yahoo bought MusicMatch? Do we get any kind of return for our guarentee. My lifetime has not expired.

]]> By: Still Rob G http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1974093 Still Rob G Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:14:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1974093 I don't think paying more for unlimited access is going to entice anyone these days with imeem, deezer, spiralfrog and now last.fm offering some sort of free service. Now people might pay for the right to download (assuming that download isn't on spiralfrog or qtrax ;-) that's certainly a possibility. Of course this whole ad supported thing may just be a short term experiment, the labels might decide to terminate agreements, or the companys might just discover the whole thing is not going to break even. I wouldn't be surprised if spiralfrog and qtrax just give up because deals structured around downloads cost more. I see the streaming only services - imeem, deezer and last.fm have a real chance to build a sustainable ad supported model. Although I also think that deezer will have to negotiate some new deals or find itself shut down. To be honest I see only imeem and last.fm making the ad supported music model work in the long term. but as long as one of them does then the premium subscription will be a hard sell. I don’t think paying more for unlimited access is going to entice anyone these days with imeem, deezer, spiralfrog and now last.fm offering some sort of free service. Now people might pay for the right to download (assuming that download isn’t on spiralfrog or qtrax ;-) that’s certainly a possibility.

Of course this whole ad supported thing may just be a short term experiment, the labels might decide to terminate agreements, or the companys might just discover the whole thing is not going to break even. I wouldn’t be surprised if spiralfrog and qtrax just give up because deals structured around downloads cost more.

I see the streaming only services - imeem, deezer and last.fm have a real chance to build a sustainable ad supported model. Although I also think that deezer will have to negotiate some new deals or find itself shut down.

To be honest I see only imeem and last.fm making the ad supported music model work in the long term. but as long as one of them does then the premium subscription will be a hard sell.

]]> By: Adam Wexler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1973349 Adam Wexler Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:56:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1973349 Have never really taken much time to study Yahoo's Music offerings, but how does their current catalogue compare to Rhapsody? Also, why would someone want to pay MORE to get unlimited access...i thought we were moving in the other pricing direction... Have never really taken much time to study Yahoo’s Music offerings, but how does their current catalogue compare to Rhapsody? Also, why would someone want to pay MORE to get unlimited access…i thought we were moving in the other pricing direction…

]]> By: David Fox http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972667 David Fox Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:04:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972667 Hooray. Yahoo Music was (at least for me) slow and buggy. Much better selection at Rhapsody. Now...I wonder what happens with my 'integrated' Sansa Connect player? Hooray. Yahoo Music was (at least for me) slow and buggy. Much better selection at Rhapsody. Now…I wonder what happens with my ‘integrated’ Sansa Connect player?

]]> By: jb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972436 jb Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:37:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972436 That's too bad. I know their music service gets hated on at Tech Crunch... but I am a paying subscriber and LOVE the service. So this sucks. That’s too bad. I know their music service gets hated on at Tech Crunch… but I am a paying subscriber and LOVE the service. So this sucks.

]]> By: Justin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972343 Justin Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:33:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972343 Also, what about yearly subscribers? I signed up for YahooMusic with their Mastercard offer (buy one year in advance, get second year free). Like others, I'm confused why no e-mail has been sent or notice posted to paying subscribers. This is going to be a pain in the rear to sort out. Also, what about yearly subscribers?

I signed up for YahooMusic with their Mastercard offer (buy one year in advance, get second year free).

Like others, I’m confused why no e-mail has been sent or notice posted to paying subscribers.

This is going to be a pain in the rear to sort out.

]]> By: jro http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972285 jro Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:28:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972285 Duncan - any info about the number of subscribers for Yahoo Music? Duncan - any info about the number of subscribers for Yahoo Music?

]]> By: Jim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972045 Jim Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:11:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1972045 What will the impact be to the Sansa Connect device/service that is customized to access the Yahoo Music Unlimited service via WiFi... Anyone know anything? What will the impact be to the Sansa Connect device/service that is customized to access the Yahoo Music Unlimited service via WiFi…

Anyone know anything?

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971469 Rajiv Dingra Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:50:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971469 Wow on one end they shut something on other end they acquire.. I guess Yahoo has been quite upfront in shutting its non performing assets just like google did with google answers. I guess microsoft can take a leaf out of yahoo's book after the acquisition and work towards shutting msn! :D Wow on one end they shut something on other end they acquire.. I guess Yahoo has been quite upfront in shutting its non performing assets just like google did with google answers. I guess microsoft can take a leaf out of yahoo’s book after the acquisition and work towards shutting msn! :D

]]> By: Ted http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971357 Ted Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:24:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971357 Curiously, no mention at all about this on Yahoo Music's site http://music.yahoo.com/ymu/, and as a paying subscriber, I've received no email from Yahoo to explain that they are shutting down this service. You'd think they'd post something rather than continue to encourage people to sign up. Curiously, no mention at all about this on Yahoo Music’s site http://music.yahoo.com/ymu/, and as a paying subscriber, I’ve received no email from Yahoo to explain that they are shutting down this service. You’d think they’d post something rather than continue to encourage people to sign up.

]]> By: salary Xpert http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971341 salary Xpert Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:19:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971341 @4: how could they? if they give an offer for the shareholders 60+% over the stock price, and the shareholders sell their shares, what could they do? @4: how could they? if they give an offer for the shareholders 60+% over the stock price, and the shareholders sell their shares, what could they do?

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971131 Paul Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:21:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971131 This move is perfectly timed to to summarize Yahoo's overall failure. Yahoo put some big money into the launch of this service, and I was one of the many who were enthusiastic to sign up. But Yahoo wouldn't let me at first. I'd mis-placed the ridiculous Yahoo wallet secret code, and the only way to get it back was to tell Yahoo what birth date I'd used when I signed up with them around 1996. Calls to tech support (they were answering then at least) were to no avail - that Yahoo wallet was unrecoverable. I downloaded their music client software after creating a new wallet with a new Yahoo account. The client wouldn't load. Then it did load, but it kept spawning new versions of itself forever, requiring a mechanical reset to regain control of the machine. Tried it on other machines. Same thing. When I tried to cancel the service to avoid an unending chain of $6/month credit card charges, it turned out there was no way to do this on Yahoo's site. Anywhere. And no support options to let you contact one of the few services you could pay Yahoo for. In 2 days Yahoo showed a core payment service designed to kick out users, a rare fee-based product that combined poor design with ineffective QA, and a general impression that the company lacked adult supervision. They have more dedicated users than anyone, and they couldn't make this work. Yahoo has been run by morons for years now. That anyone still cares at all about them is only testament to their early genius. This move is perfectly timed to to summarize Yahoo’s overall failure.

Yahoo put some big money into the launch of this service, and I was one of the many who were enthusiastic to sign up. But Yahoo wouldn’t let me at first. I’d mis-placed the ridiculous Yahoo wallet secret code, and the only way to get it back was to tell Yahoo what birth date I’d used when I signed up with them around 1996. Calls to tech support (they were answering then at least) were to no avail - that Yahoo wallet was unrecoverable.

I downloaded their music client software after creating a new wallet with a new Yahoo account. The client wouldn’t load. Then it did load, but it kept spawning new versions of itself forever, requiring a mechanical reset to regain control of the machine. Tried it on other machines. Same thing.

When I tried to cancel the service to avoid an unending chain of $6/month credit card charges, it turned out there was no way to do this on Yahoo’s site. Anywhere. And no support options to let you contact one of the few services you could pay Yahoo for.

In 2 days Yahoo showed a core payment service designed to kick out users, a rare fee-based product that combined poor design with ineffective QA, and a general impression that the company lacked adult supervision. They have more dedicated users than anyone, and they couldn’t make this work.

Yahoo has been run by morons for years now. That anyone still cares at all about them is only testament to their early genius.

]]> By: Jurado http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971029 Jurado Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:49:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1971029 Brilliant MS Zune move....Game On! Although I love iTunes, this move positions MS to wrestle content from iTunes.... Brilliant MS Zune move….Game On! Although I love iTunes, this move positions MS to wrestle content from iTunes….

]]> By: newssweb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969273 newssweb Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:50:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969273 I Pray , I pray that Yahoo Guys would open their eyes, and prevent a Microsoft deal. Instead a partnership with Google! Cause Yahoo is History, Yahoo was the first to be, Yahoo is my email since 1997, yahoo is my first destination on the web. I just hope that this habit of mine wouldn't change and that I stay a yahoologan and not a yahoolivan I Pray , I pray

that Yahoo Guys would open their eyes, and prevent a Microsoft deal. Instead a partnership with Google! Cause Yahoo is History, Yahoo was the first to be, Yahoo is my email since 1997, yahoo is my first destination on the web. I just hope that this habit of mine wouldn’t change and that I stay a yahoologan and not a yahoolivan

]]> By: Jeff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969198 Jeff Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:38:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969198 things may change once microsft come in, yahoo music could give apple a run for its money How do you rate? Check out www.yupnup.com www.yupnup.com things may change once microsft come in, yahoo music could give apple a run for its money

How do you rate? Check out http://www.yupnup.com

http://www.yupnup.com

]]> By: Joke Cricket http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969039 Joke Cricket Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:20:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1969039 It seems Real is buying Yahoo, not Microsoft..:) It seems Real is buying Yahoo, not Microsoft..:)

]]> By: YDRIVE http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1968222 YDRIVE Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:19:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/yahoo-to-shut-premium-music-services-redirect-users-to-rhapsodyfor-now/#comment-1968222 Actually showing that a convenient device access to the end-users is important, like eg., the iPod. Actually showing that a convenient device access to the end-users is important, like eg., the iPod.

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