Yahoo!_Music_Unlimited

Yahoo! Music Unlimited

Yahoo! Music Unlimited

On-demand online music service from Yahoo! Inc.


Yahoo! Music Unlimited was a music streaming service and digital music store by Yahoo! Music.

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History

In May 2005, Yahoo Music launched Yahoo! Music Unlimited, a music streaming service and digital music store.[1][2][3][4][5] Users paid a subscription fee to access a library of over two million songs which could be either streamed or downloaded as DRM'd Windows Media Audio files and played from a computer in near CD quality sound. Subscribers could also download songs for transfer to CD or supported portable devices with an additional per-song payment. Yahoo! Music Jukebox was the software used for the service. The service required an active Internet connection. It was discontinued on September 30, 2008.[6][7] The service was praised for its music quality, interface, and cheaper price than competitors.[8][9]


References

  1. "Yahoo! Soft Launches New Music Service". Billboard. May 10, 2005.
  2. Bangeman, Eric (May 11, 2005). "Yahoo enters digital music fray". Ars Technica.
  3. Contreras, Felix (May 12, 2005). "Yahoo Announces Music Download Service". NPR.
  4. Kim, James (August 18, 2005). "Yahoo Music Unlimited officially live". CNET.
  5. Dreier, Troy (February 21, 2007). "Yahoo! Music Unlimited". PCMag.

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