Musicmatch isn't quite ready to give up its ties to the iPod.
On Monday, the San Diego-based music software company sent an e-mail to its customers letting them know that, despite the arrival of Apple Computer's iTunes for Windows, customers can still use its jukebox program to connect to Apple's iPod. However, the message warns them that if they install iTunes, Musicmatch's connection to the iPod will be severed. "As a valued Musicmatch customer and iPod user, we want to alert you to a serious software conflict caused by iTunes for Windows," the company said in the e-mail. "Apple iTunes for Windows prevents Musicmatch Jukebox from working with the iPod by deleting critical files used by Musicmatch."
The software maker goes on to offer detailed instructions on how customers can uninstall iTunes and resume using Musicmatch. The e-mail is in response to Apple's move to supplant Musicmatch with its own iTunes software, which it released last month. Upon installing iTunes, customers are no longer able to synchronize their iPods with Musicmatch. Apple and Musicmatch were partners when the Mac maker first took the iPod to Windows, using Musicmatch's jukebox software to synchronize with the music player device. Not long thereafter, Apple revealed plans to adapt iTunes for Microsoft's Windows operating system. "Once they said we are going to be developing iTunes for Windows, we knew that we would be competing with them," Musicmatch spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said. However, Roberts said the company did not expect that Apple would unilaterally disconnect its software from the iPod.
News source: C|Net News.com
On Monday, the San Diego-based music software company sent an e-mail to its customers letting them know that, despite the arrival of Apple Computer's iTunes for Windows, customers can still use its jukebox program to connect to Apple's iPod. However, the message warns them that if they install iTunes, Musicmatch's connection to the iPod will be severed. "As a valued Musicmatch customer and iPod user, we want to alert you to a serious software conflict caused by iTunes for Windows," the company said in the e-mail. "Apple iTunes for Windows prevents Musicmatch Jukebox from working with the iPod by deleting critical files used by Musicmatch."
The software maker goes on to offer detailed instructions on how customers can uninstall iTunes and resume using Musicmatch. The e-mail is in response to Apple's move to supplant Musicmatch with its own iTunes software, which it released last month. Upon installing iTunes, customers are no longer able to synchronize their iPods with Musicmatch. Apple and Musicmatch were partners when the Mac maker first took the iPod to Windows, using Musicmatch's jukebox software to synchronize with the music player device. Not long thereafter, Apple revealed plans to adapt iTunes for Microsoft's Windows operating system. "Once they said we are going to be developing iTunes for Windows, we knew that we would be competing with them," Musicmatch spokeswoman Jennifer Roberts said. However, Roberts said the company did not expect that Apple would unilaterally disconnect its software from the iPod.
News source: C|Net News.com
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· Bugfix: Buddy List window will now remember it's previous size when you dock it.
· Bugfix: MyIM will read your preferences before the buddy list is resized to determine how you want it shown. (prevents all toolbars and buttons from being nuked until you manually refresh it)
· Added: Ability to hide/show the Buddy List menu, and/or the Online and List Setup tabs.
· Added: Mouseover effects for MyIM and CloneIM buttons. Redesigned CloneIM button.
· Added: Resized ComboBox on Sign On window, so more than 3 names show at once.
· Added: MyIM now creates an entry in the Add/Remove Programs, and can be reinstalled/uninstalled from there.
· Various other bugfixes
From what I can see they still have the license, so what they did was wrong.
And I use Itunes, I love the music store(never used music match in my life rofl).
Apple isn't removing code that allows MM to function. It is removing code they contributed to MusicMatch to allow it to function with THEIR product.
Plus, you can tell by the way musicmatch is acting. If there was a term in the contract stating that Apple can end this in the blink of an eye I don't think MM would be acting like they were just shot in the arm.
Last edited by 18278 on 04 Nov 2003 - 21:48
You also fail to address the fact that this doesn't disable MM's software or any functionality provided by MM. It only disables functionality put their by Apple.
I think it's much safer to assume this is entirely within Apple's right. Otherwise, MM wouldn't be sending emails. They'd be suing Apple.
Yes yes yes, I hear that people think and know that MM "sucks" for syncing with the ipod. But that doesn't make what Apple did "right".
Without you giving me a print out of the terms of the contract stating that Apple can end it in a blink of an eye. I'm considering this converstation over.
Because MM hasn't asserted any violation of a contract, hasn't asked Apple to change their code, and hasn't sued them, we should ignore that... and presume Apple is doing something wrong? Fck You!
Again, why do you keep ignoring the fact that Apple isn't removing MM software, isn't breaking MM software, isn't removing any functionality... they are simple uninstalling the functionality they provided to the product!
Are there any details on specifically how/when/why these files are deleted? This could just be a case of DLL hell on Windows acting up again.
does iTunes break functionality of MM? No.
does iTunes remove functionality added to MM provided by Apple through a licensing agreement? Yes.
Where's the fcking problem?
apparently so. It breaks connectivity to the ipod. If you bought one of the first pc ipods before itunes came out chances are there was no other reason to have MM installed. I suspect MM paid money for this agreement, so they have a right to be riled that this functionality is broken and that iTunes has been "deleting critical files". The point is if this was microsoft that did the exact same thing people would be acting totally different. Quick, where's my lawsuit!
And by the way, Apple is probably the one who paid. Not MM.
When I take a look at pc2, while running iTunes on pc1, it looks like iTunes on pc1 is trying to connect to pc2, as if it was the internet or something, which is why pc2 can't get no internet no more.
pc1 has 2 NICs, 1 for internet and 1 for sharing it to pc2. I think iTunes is confused by those 2 NICs.
I also tried disabling the iPodService, but it still won't work.
By the way, if you haven't got an iPod, I think you should disable that service, for it uses only memory. Disabling this service doesn't have any effect on the internetconnection-problem.
The weird thing is that when I tell iTunes in the Preferences not to connect to the internet at all, it still has the stupid problem goin' on! Isn't that suspicious?
So girls and boys
pc2: PII 300 Mhz, 320 MB RAM, WinXP
I can't say I'm sorry about Musicmatch being burned like this. They burned me with of two "lifetime upgrade" purchases that allowed me to upgrade NOTHING. That is bad enough but just try to contact them for service and you'll really wonder how this company has made it this long.
Now that MM is out of the picture I might just go out and pick up that iPod I've been wanting.
- ao
it isn't crackable anymore or at least not descent. i hate those programs.
iTunes is free!
MM didn't do sh1t but agee to allow a connection from MM to the iPod.
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