Comments on: Yahoo! Music, Rhapsody, and FoxyTunes http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/ Digital music products Weblog from the team at Yahoo! Music Sat, 17 May 2008 05:57:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: trx0x http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2541 trx0x Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:46:47 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2541 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?! 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: timjcasey http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2527 timjcasey Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:24:21 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2527 What about those of us that purchased lifetime upgrades to YMJ Plus? What about those of us that purchased lifetime upgrades to YMJ Plus?

]]> By: Zathri http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2506 Zathri Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:50:41 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2506 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. 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 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2505 Zathri Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:41:14 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2505 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. 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 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2504 Gunderstorm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:36:00 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2504 <em>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.</em> Well, why shouldn't I still be able to use my Connect to access my Flickr <em>and</em> listen to my subscription music? Furthermore, LAUNCHcast isn't getting axed. Shouldn't I be able to get my Y! station too? 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?

]]> By: Moby Grape http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2502 Moby Grape Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:59:10 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2502 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. 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.

]]> By: bryan http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2501 bryan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:43:09 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2501 I read in the FAQ that this will not affect LAUNCHcast, but will current Yahoo Unlimited subscribers still be able to access LAUNCHcast plus for at least the time remaining on their contract? I read in the FAQ that this will not affect LAUNCHcast, but will current Yahoo Unlimited subscribers still be able to access LAUNCHcast plus for at least the time remaining on their contract?

]]> By: Ladewig http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2500 Ladewig Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:13:39 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2500 How disappointing. I looked at Rhapsody when I first decided to sign up with one of the music subscription services, but elected to go with Yahoo for multiple reasons, not the least of which was price. Curious to see how many YMU subscribers elect to stick with Rhapsody once they have to pay their rates instead of what they pay now. It would have been nice if an email had gone out to subscribers announcing the changes. I hate finding out things like this while reading the daily news. A press release is not how you should communicate with your customers. Oh well, once MS acquires Yahoo, it'll probably change again anyway. How disappointing. I looked at Rhapsody when I first decided to sign up with one of the music subscription services, but elected to go with Yahoo for multiple reasons, not the least of which was price. Curious to see how many YMU subscribers elect to stick with Rhapsody once they have to pay their rates instead of what they pay now.

It would have been nice if an email had gone out to subscribers announcing the changes. I hate finding out things like this while reading the daily news. A press release is not how you should communicate with your customers.

Oh well, once MS acquires Yahoo, it’ll probably change again anyway.

]]> By: Louis http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2499 Louis Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:27:57 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2499 What about us loyal Canadians? Must we use Napster -- the only subscription service left as Rhapsody isn't available in Canada? What about a migration for us? I hate feeling second class even when the loonie is at 1.00533 USD right now ... What about us loyal Canadians?

Must we use Napster — the only subscription service left as Rhapsody isn’t available in Canada?

What about a migration for us? I hate feeling second class even when the loonie is at 1.00533 USD right now …

]]> By: balazer http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2498 balazer Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:17:10 +0000 http://ymusicblog.com/blog/2008/02/04/yahoo-music-rhapsody-and-foxytunes/#comment-2498 I'm very disappointed. I evaluated Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Rhapsody, and Napster a year ago, and found YMU to be the best of the three, by a wide margin. Rhapsody was plagued with technical problems affecting multiple users, that weren't solved for months. (parts of the Rhapsody window failing to appear; certain tracks that would not download) I gave Rhapsody every chance to fix the problems, even taking an extra month on the free trial to give them extra time. But after many e-mails and phone calls, they couldn't fix the problems. The interface was inferior, lacking such simple features as the ability to select multiple songs for download at the same time. Their insistence on using the oddball RAX format is annoying. YMU is not perfect either, but it's the best around. Thanks for the great service, Yahoo! I'll be sorry to see YMU go. I’m very disappointed. I evaluated Yahoo! Music Unlimited, Rhapsody, and Napster a year ago, and found YMU to be the best of the three, by a wide margin.

Rhapsody was plagued with technical problems affecting multiple users, that weren’t solved for months. (parts of the Rhapsody window failing to appear; certain tracks that would not download) I gave Rhapsody every chance to fix the problems, even taking an extra month on the free trial to give them extra time. But after many e-mails and phone calls, they couldn’t fix the problems.

The interface was inferior, lacking such simple features as the ability to select multiple songs for download at the same time. Their insistence on using the oddball RAX format is annoying.

YMU is not perfect either, but it’s the best around. Thanks for the great service, Yahoo! I’ll be sorry to see YMU go.

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