Yahoo Plans Its Own Music Player, Download Service

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Yahoo Plans Its Own Music Player, Download Service

Posted by timothy on Tuesday September 21, 2004 @11:38PM from the despite-its-face dept.

iPod writes "Since late last year, Yahoo has been developing its own music player software, which will be underpinned by a subscription and download service provided by MusicNet, sources familiar with the plan said. Yahoo is developing its own music player software, backed by MusicNet-provided downloads and subscriptions, that it plans to run alongside the recently purchased Musicmatch."

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Wow, just like they manhandled the TV networks! by Brento · 2004-09-21 23:41 · Score: 4, Funny

Seems like only yesterday that Yahoo bought Broadcast.com for $5.4 billion and said they'd "provide a selection of programming including business events, full-length CDs, and audio books." We all knew Yahoo was going to kill off the conventional media companies like ABC, NBC, and CBS - just a matter of time.

Now Apple and the recording companies under the same pressure. Wow, that's gotta be scary. I sure wouldn't want to be in Steve Jobs' shoes knowing that the same minds behind the Yahoo/Broadcast.com integration are now coming after my customers. I don't know how I'd sleep at night.

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1. Re:Wow, just like they manhandled the TV networks! by ggvaidya · 2004-09-21 23:49 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Same way he deals with everything else: RDF.
Subscription.. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 23:42 · Score: 5, Funny

Oh goody. A subscription service.
Those are always so successful.
Peer Pressure by iamdrscience · 2004-09-21 23:42 · Score: 4, Funny

Why would they do this you ask? Well... all the cool companies are doing it, right?

I'm waiting for Sun Microsystem's music download service myself.
1. Re:Peer Pressure by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 23:52 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Well yes look at them all now Apple and ipod/itunes, microsoft, real, napster, yahoo, the amiga revived as an mp3 player, bbc with the bbc micro brand revived for music sales and telstra in australia too.
  
  Sooner or later Sun or Cray or Unisys are going to have to join in
  
  I bet SCOs music service sucks. Download their music and they sue you.
2. Re:Peer Pressure by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-21 23:54 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm waiting for SCOs. Only $699 a download. Free court appearance with every ten songs. Etc etc.
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Re:spinning.. by Empiric · 2004-09-21 23:57 · Score: 2, Funny

So, theoretically, the industry could evolve to "Amagoo", which could function both as a company name -and- an appropriate description?

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In other news... by sgant · 2004-09-22 00:26 · Score: 4, Funny

Slashdot plans it's own music download service.

Gentoo plans it's own music download service.

The producers of "That 70's Show" plans it's own music download service.

Rheem - makers of fine water heaters and air conditioners, plans it's own music download service.

My cousin, brother, both sisters, guy down the street, Old Man Jenkins at the haunted amusement park....all are planning their own music download service.

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1. Re:In other news... by Axem · 2004-09-22 00:39 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Slashtunes - Where the music has karma
  
  Gentunes - Download only the bytes you want
  
  The 70's Music - Enough Disco for 3 life times
  
  Rheemusic - All the hottest and coolest music thats fit to air
  
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2. Re:In other news... by justforaday · 2004-09-22 02:02 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Gentoo plans it's own music download service.
  
  The only problem with this is that you notify the server what song you want played by what instruments, then the song is specially recorded and engineered to your specifications. Only after this goes on for a week or so can you actually download the tune to listen to it.
  
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File Types by SammysIsland · 2004-09-22 00:33 · Score: 2, Funny

Great... just what i need... another program fighting to have the file type mp3 associated with it.

jeez, just leave poor winamp alone!
Old Man Jenkins by sczimme · 2004-09-22 00:41 · Score: 4, Funny

My cousin, brother, both sisters, guy down the street, Old Man Jenkins at the haunted amusement park....all are planning their own music download service.

I think Old Man Jenkins had the best plan. He would have succeeded, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids.

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Stinks of Market Speak by Paulrothrock · 2004-09-22 00:45 · Score: 2, Funny

Overheard in Yahoo's most recent marketing meeting:
"We need to synergize our core competencies so we should leverage our intellectual property to provide best-of-breed services for this on demand e-economy."
"Really Jim? What the hell does that mean?"
"Download services are hothothot. We should start one."

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Ahem...small correction by Zog+The+Undeniable · 2004-09-22 01:00 · Score: 1, Funny

The Internet is the best counter-example. A government project put in place a series of non-owned, open protocols and standards, pr0n sites appeared , people came, and for the most part, it just works

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Yahoo? by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-22 01:01 · Score: 1, Funny

Serious?
Lemming Run by BlakeLupa · 2004-09-22 03:56 · Score: 2, Funny

It's strange how large companies can act like small lemmings. Is that a cliff or a large pile of money? Well Steve Job is running towards we'd better run towards it too.