mp3.com to go away...

[Kadarin]

Apologies if this is a repost; I did do a search.

As posted in Slashdot here, mp3.com was acquired by CNET, who plans to shut the site down in its current form and apparently remake it as yet another music purchase site a la iTMS, Napster, or Rhapsody. Here's the email:

MP3.com Announcement


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.
http://click.mp3.com/c/n_904773077/t_d9O+/u_mp3.cnet.com/index.html

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

P.S. Remember that to receive email updates about CNET's new MP3
service and an invite to the members-only preview, you should sign
up here today.
http://click.mp3.com/c/n_904773077/t_d9O./u_mp3.cnet.com/index.html

Now, mp3.com has pretty much sucked balls since Universal purchased the site, emasculated the pay for play program, and changed the layout/format of the site from something clear and easy to use to the current gawdawful cluttered mess. In the past, mp3.com used to be an excellent music resource, providing a means for new artists to get their music out to the public, and for the public to become acquainted with some surprisingly good talent. A significant part of my electronica mp3 collection comes from mp3.com downloads, and I continue to listen to them to this day.

One thing we can almost guarantee for certain is that in its next incarnation, mp3.com will just suck that much more.

 

[minendo]

I got this email earlier today. No idea why, but it came.

 

[FelixDeCat]

slashdot has no credibility if you ask me.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
slashdot has no credibility if you ask me.

My opinions do not come from slashdot.. I received the email myself. I just mention slashdot here in passing; it has no relevance to how I feel about mp3.com.

 

[Danman]

Originally posted by: minendo
I got this email earlier today. No idea why, but it came.

Same here.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: cashman

Originally posted by: minendo
I got this email earlier today. No idea why, but it came.

Same here.