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Information Technology News Yahoo axes Musicmatch Jukebox
Information Technology News Yahoo axes Musicmatch Jukebox | Yahoo axes Musicmatch Jukebox |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 10 July 2007 | |
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Yahoo Music's open letter to users concluded "Thanks for your support over the years. We look forward to delighting you for many more" - but it seems they are far from delighted. Complaints include "Why are you guys moving backwards? Don't keep taking more stuff out! Yahoo promised that all Musicmatch features would be there. That's a blatant and is going to kill this service" from 'Jeff G'. A common objection is the removal of Musicmatch Jukebox's super tagging feature, which added cover art to tracks as they were ripped from CDs. Class action suits are being threatened, based on the removal of Musicmatch functionality after payment had been made. Yahoo has attempted to make the transition painless, with the automated transfer of the Musicmatch Jukebox Plus key, any time remaining on a Musicmatch music subscription, on demand playlists, account information, local Library settings, and any remaining Musicmatch Store credit. Musicmatch On Demand accounts are automatically closed on migration to Yahoo Music Unlimited, so there is no going back. "If you're not satisfied with Yahoo! Music Unlimited you can cancel at anytime, however you will not receive a refund for the current subscription term. You will continue to have access to your account through the end of the agreed-upon term and your subscription will simply not renew," explains Yahoo. One advantage of the change is that where a Musicmatch Jukebox Plus licence was tied to a key stored on a single computer, the Yahoo Music Jukebox Plus licence is linked to the customer's Yahoo ID and is therefore usable on any computer.
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