Insomniac
01-22-09, 11:08 AM
Last year they dumped their music service (Yahoo! Music Unlimited) and transferred their users to Rhapsody. I was using their service for 3 years. It was about $72/yr for unlimited downloads. Rhapsody is $156/yr and the quality is lower (160 vs 192kbps).
Yesterday, they sent me this notification:
Beginning in February 2009, CBS Radio will power LAUNCHcast Radio. LAUNCHcast Radio will still be accessible from the Yahoo! site. However, it will be hosted and operated by CBS Radio rather than by Yahoo!. As part of the transition to CBS Radio, the LAUNCHcast Plus premium service will be closing on February 12, 2009.
Even though the LAUNCHcast Plus subscription service will be discontinued, you will still have access to most of your favorite preprogrammed LAUNCHcast stations through the new CBS Radio-powered experience. The difference is that those radio stations will be supported by advertising and there will no longer be a commercial-free option.
I used LAUNCHcast Plus for over 5 years.
Yahoo! apparently doesn't want their customer's money.
Yesterday, they sent me this notification:
Beginning in February 2009, CBS Radio will power LAUNCHcast Radio. LAUNCHcast Radio will still be accessible from the Yahoo! site. However, it will be hosted and operated by CBS Radio rather than by Yahoo!. As part of the transition to CBS Radio, the LAUNCHcast Plus premium service will be closing on February 12, 2009.
Even though the LAUNCHcast Plus subscription service will be discontinued, you will still have access to most of your favorite preprogrammed LAUNCHcast stations through the new CBS Radio-powered experience. The difference is that those radio stations will be supported by advertising and there will no longer be a commercial-free option.
I used LAUNCHcast Plus for over 5 years.
Yahoo! apparently doesn't want their customer's money.