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Y!Music Musicmatch Jukebox, made by Yahoo! Musicmatch, Inc, is an audio player that contains a powerful media library. It roughly parallels Apple's iTunes software, though the library management interface is significantly more powerful. It also contains an online music store, Internet radio, CD playback and ripping software, and other features commonly found in jukebox software.
On July 17, 2002 Apple introduced the first iPod for Windows, which included the Musicmatch Jukebox to manage the user's music library and transfer music to the iPod. With the introduction of iTunes for Windows on October 16, 2003 they stopped bundling the Musicmatch software. On September 14, 2004 Yahoo! announced that it was going to acquire Musicmatch. The acquisition was completed on October 19, 2004.
Yahoo!
As of Musicmatch 10.1, Yahoo! branding has become introduced. The former colorful logo has been replaced by a pure Yahoo! purple logo, and the Y! Music logo replaces the location of the Musicmatch logo elsewhere in the product. The Music Store now uses Yahoo! IDs for authentication.
Partnerships
Musicmatch Jukebox is provided on most Dell consumer computers as Dell Jukebox by Musicmatch. As such, the branded version contains Dell logos, integration with Dell Digital DJ, and integration with Dell's Media Experience product, and a co-branded music store (Dell Music Store).
Musicmatch Jukebox is also provided to Earthlink customers as Earthlink Jukebox by Musicmatch. It is similar to the Dell product, except that its still based on the older Musicmatch Jukebox 9.0 product. The effect of the Musicmatch/Yahoo! merger on this co-branding agreement is unknown at this time.
Software
The Jukebox has a very user friendly interface and a unique "Playlist-on-the-Fly" separate from the library. This is often seen as a particular advantage over the other primary media players Windows Media Player, iTunes, and WinAMP. It has a fairly advanced AutoDJ but has been noted as having a longer boot-up time than other players. A free version is available at the website. The Plus version includes faster rip and burn times, exportable tables and tech support.
See also
External links
- Official site
- Musicmatch and Xing Technology introduce Musicmatch Jukebox - original press release
- Dell Digital Jukebox
- Earthlink Digital Music
- MusicMatch JukeBox users message board
"Musicmatch Jukebox"