Comments on: Yahoo! Music, Rhapsody, and FoxyTunes

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By: Jonathan M.

Jonathan M. — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:35:13 +0000

If you subcribe to FozyTunes, can you transfer your songs that you downloaded from to a portable music player, including the iPod? If so, does it cost anything to transfer the songs onto it?

By: mbv

mbv — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:57:18 +0000

I really enjoy the idea of being able to listen to music on my Tivo.

By: del

del — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:44:52 +0000

When I first thought about Yahoo Music Unlimited I found all of the negatives as I am usually a pessimistic person. I figured it was another cumbersome internet music service that just would not compare to iTunes in any shape or form. But I am inclined to agree with your biased opinion (no offense). This service is totally awesome. It allows you to find new music, while connecting with the music you already love in ways that traditional services do not allow. By far the most amazing feature is Foxy Tunes. One of the most aggrevating parts of iTunes to me is having to switch back to it everytime I want to change my music selection. Having the ability to do at the top of your browser tool bar is genius. However, my cynical side must not take a backseat to this and comment on something that I pay tribute to daily, and that is Occum’s Razor. We are a people that is growing more and more in favor of simplicity and the idea that our tools for music will become integrated with so many features might almost become overwhelming. When I visited the Yahoo Music page one of the worst thoughts (for me when visiting a web page) came to mind, “where do I even begin?” One of the reasons I personally believe Apple is so successful with all of their investitures be it the iPod, notebooks, desktops, or iTunes is the simplicity and sleekness of the operation. Everything runs flawlessly and easily with little knowledge needed. I find that few people want to go through much hassle to listen to their music, they usually just want it when they want it and immediately. Web services tend to have a lot of errors and problems and linking it to yet another service, Rhapsody, seems excessive. I really am beginning to wonder, is there really a point to tackle iTunes, or should we accept that it is not only the standard, but the one music service?

By: trx0x

trx0x — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:46:47 +0000

Will my 20,000+ song ratings be transferred to Rhapsody? I’ve asked customer service this question three times and they were not able to answer it. Can one of you please settle this question that is in the minds of thousands of frantic YMJ users? What’s going to happen to our ratings?!

By: ThatAdamGuy

ThatAdamGuy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:28:57 +0000

I have to admit to being really, really puzzled and frustrated.

I’ve enjoyed YMU for quite some time and I’m sorry to see it go. But I’d sure like to know a bit more about what I’m in for!

1) Why is YMU still taking subscriptions?! In fact, there’s no sign at all on the site that the service is closing down.

2) Why is there no statement on the Rhapsody site? As in, “Welcome Yahoo Music Unlimited Folks! Here’s what’s in store for you…

By: timjcasey

timjcasey — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:24:21 +0000

What about those of us that purchased lifetime upgrades to YMJ Plus?

By: Zathri

Zathri — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:50:41 +0000

I have been noticing that Yahoo! is losing the rights to albums and the albums I remember are on Rhapsody Unlimited. So that’s good news at least.

I get the impression that Yahoo! and Rhapsody joined up a long time ago and this is the first time that it has been announced. At a glance, the two seem to have the same features.

By: Zathri

Zathri — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:41:14 +0000

I’m not sure if I’m happy about the news. I’ve always felt that Yahoo! Music was the future for online music purchasing and subscription. Although, I seem to be a minority that believes subscription to music and movies (Netflix) is the future not purchasing. Rhapsody is about twice the cost. I’ve always thought that Yahoo!’s pricing was good. 79 cents a song and however much a month. The other services were too high. I’ve also never been a fan of RealNetworks. Their software is always riddled with spyware and tends to be inefficient.

And BTW, Yahoo! Music is far superior to still behind the times iTunes.

Hopefully this will all work out for the best.

By: Gunderstorm

Gunderstorm — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0000

Sandisk *should* provide a firmware update for the Sansa Connect which allows it to connect to Rhapsody music services. Otherwise, Sandisk is going to lose a lot of loyal customers.
Well, why shouldn’t I still be able to use my Connect to access my Flickr and listen to my subscription music? Furthermore, LAUNCHcast isn’t getting axed. Shouldn’t I be able to get my Y! station too?