TECH SERVICE: MUSICMATCH swallowed by YAHOO! BARFed back on the users!! Refund?

Thursday, July 24, 2008

http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2008/07/yahoo_plays_def.html

The Gripe Line | Ed Foster » Yahoo plays defunct DRM tune
July 24, 2008 | Comments: (0)
Yahoo plays defunct DRM tune

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It’s getting to be an old song. This week the Yahoo Music Store sent a message to customers saying they will turn off their DRM servers after September, thus joining MSN Music, Sony’s Connect music store and other online music services in eventually cutting off customers who purchased DRM-wrapped tunes. And readers have no doubt it’s a song the movie, e-book, and software publishers are also going to be singing in the future.

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So, do they give us a refund for DESTROYING a perfectly good working piece of software that they replaced with a POS?

Yeah, like that’s going to happen!

FTC? DOJ? Political help? Yeah, like that’s going to happen!

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FITing: How many miles to recoup the cost?

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Counting things on the head of pin?

Counting things on the head of pin?

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RANT: Ron Paul on the Housing Bill 7/23/08

Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ron Paul on the Housing Bill 7/23/08
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“The Mother of All Bailouts” Ron Paul talks about the bailout out of the housing industry and how it really just destroys the dollar and adds enormously to the debt. Also, slipped into the bill, was the stipulation that ALL credit card transactions must now be reported to the IRS. …

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