Cnet have bought mp3.com?
Posted by Mr magoo on 14 November 2003 - 10:16 · 16 comments & 3045 views
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#1 Posted by dougkinzinger on 14 Nov 2003 - 13:11
- Yup, I got it too.....Cool.
Oh, and EDIT: It should say "Cnet has bought MP3.com" -- since Cnet is a proper name.
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#2 Posted by Viper25 on 14 Nov 2003 - 13:11
- I got that e-mail today. I think C|NET gets bigger every year
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#3 Posted by params on 14 Nov 2003 - 13:17
- I doubt it will change the crappy money hungry policies of mp3.com though.
What started as a very good site for amatuer artists to host their music and get it heard has been turned in to a licence to print money over the past few years.
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#4 Posted by params on 14 Nov 2003 - 13:17
- hmm - said I didn't have permission to post then added it 3 times!
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#4.1 Posted by SimplyPotatoes on 14 Nov 2003 - 13:27
- lol
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#6 Posted by semifamous on 14 Nov 2003 - 16:09
- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I'm going to start downloading a whole bunch of stuff today now.....
I've always been able to fall back on mp3.com for new music, and it's all going to be DELETED??
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#6.2 Posted by Jugalator on 15 Nov 2003 - 15:44
- Exactly! I found it to be a great source of free AND legal quality music, although I think their service went downhill when they redesigned their layout and all. Made things harder to find. I hear they partly turned their back on the artists as well when they could no longer host their music there as easily.
Here are a few alternative sites that should be similar to the mp3.com as we know it:
- A Meeting Place For Electronic Artists: www.ampfea.org
- Internet Underground Music Archive: www.iuma.com
- DMusic: www.dmusic.com
- Epitonic: www.epitonic.com
Last edited by 21023 on 15 Nov 2003 - 15:51
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#7 Posted by Mr. Black on 14 Nov 2003 - 17:22
- Odd that CNET wants MP3.com....
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#8 Posted by wyatt_earp on 14 Nov 2003 - 19:18
- i just assumed that CNET owned them already... the way they tow the party line straight from the lindows chief (Michael Robertson). CNet is as biased as they come. I guess they'll buy the register next.
"CNET Networks, Inc announced today that it has acquired certain assets of MP3.com, Inc. Please be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 PM PST the MP3.com website will no longer be accessible in its current form.
CNET Networks, Inc. plans to introduce a new MP3 music service in the near future. If you would like to receive email updates on this service, including an invitation to a special members-only preview, please sign up here. MP3.com is not transferring your personal information to CNET Networks, Inc. or any other third party.
On behalf of all of us at MP3.com we thank you for your patronage and continued support. It has been a privilege to host one of the largest and most diverse collections of music in the world. MP3.com wishes to express its sincere thanks to each of you for making us your premier destination for music online.
Sincerely,
MP3.com "
We have yet to see any official announcement or Press release from either party.
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