MP3.com Removes "High-Bandwidth" Streams 154
mshiltonj writes "I noticed today that mp3.com no longer offers high-bandwidth streams for its genres or stations, although it looks like artists' playlists and individual songs are available in high bandwidth. mp3.com has lots and lots of free music that was free and legal to listen to online, and a good number of my "music bookmarks" were on mp3.com. I'll live (I've still got my favorite stream), but I don't think it's a good sign. Is streaming music doomed to die, not because of RIAA litigation, but because of expensive bandwidth costs?" I don't think bandwidth will be the determining cost - that's a price that has been falling and will continue to fall. But are things like iTunes store the future, or is it streaming?
Summary: (Score:3, Funny)
Wow!
Summary of your Summary: (Score:0, Funny)
Is broadband doomed? (Score:0, Funny)
Why Slashdot it again??? (Score:5, Funny)
uh... (Score:4, Funny)
/joeyo
Not anymore... (Score:2, Funny)
Great idea, post a link to a 150-listener station on
Now I'll have to listen to crappy music until it goes off the front page and I can get the stream back!
Re:And you call yourselves nerds... (Score:1, Funny)
(Yes, RIAA member. mp3.com==vivendi universal==RIAA member).