Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Could this be the end of Musicmatch? Today Yahoo--which acquired Musicmatch many months ago--announced its Music Unlimited service, which, among other things, undercuts competing services like Napster and Rhapsody by quite a bit. But it also brings forth a new music-management program; Musicmatch isn't part of the equation. Furthermore, "Yahoo! Music intends to eventually combine Musicmatch's offerings with Yahoo! Music Unlimited to create the industry's best end-to-end suite of music services," according to the news release. Methinks this means the end of Musicmatch; Yahoo will eventually discontinue the software and service in favor of its own.
Good riddance. I recently uninstalled the software from my PC, having grown extremely tired of its sluggish performance, bugs, and generally ugly interface. Haven't tried the Yahoo software yet, but I'll wager it's a decent enough replacement.
Good riddance. I recently uninstalled the software from my PC, having grown extremely tired of its sluggish performance, bugs, and generally ugly interface. Haven't tried the Yahoo software yet, but I'll wager it's a decent enough replacement.
