Audiogalaxy Returns as Pay Service 282
Triv writes "I just got an email from Audiogalaxy explaining how they have come back from the dead as a subscription service, labelled as Rhapsody."
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Why bother? (Score:1, Informative)
Fucking pay services. Course, try explaining to some asshole coworker how to use GrabIt -- despite being easy as poop, they'll never get it.
Erm, its a streaming service (Score:5, Informative)
Woo, come here Microsoft, I want to rent a new OS!
Erm, no. (Score:2, Informative)
Oh yeah, and it's Windows only.
US Only... (Score:2, Informative)
Due to licensing restrictions, Rhapsody's on-demand music subscription service is available to U.S. residents only."
You know, it's mostly not from lack of will that I download music off P2P networks rather than paying for services like this one... it's pure lack of options. Not to mention the music I download is usually from bands whose albums I can't buy here (Brazil).
It also looks like this service will be credit card-based. Great. Exclude another group of users right there. I'm not saying Audiogalaxy/Rhapsody should be forced to cater to anyone, but that the RIAA should look into more viable online music payment systems if they don't want to alienate the customers who currently can't legally obtain music online.
Re:Erm, its a streaming service (Score:3, Informative)
Re:audiogalaxy screwed me over (Score:5, Informative)
What is to prevent somebody from releasing some open source software that is a clone of AG?
Actually, the Open AGS project is working on an open source Audiogalaxy server. I believe that all they have right now is a design document [sourceforge.net], but I wish them luck, and look forward to their results.