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2005-09-28

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Now that Yahoo has joined the fray, the digital music rental space is really heating up. But does it rock hard?

	YAHOO MUSIC UNLIMITED	NAPSTER 3.0	RHAPSODY 3.0	MUSIC NOW
COST	$5/month	$15/month	$15/month	$10/month
THE PITCH	Access more than 1 million songs or buy tracks for $.79 each; download music to any of 14 compatible MP3 players.	The file-sharing daddy goes legit; listen to more than 1.2 million songs or buy tracks for $.99 each; supports 25 compatible MP3 players.	For serious fans; 1.2 million songs are $.89 each, are orga-nized into 550 subgenres and include Wham B-sides.	One million-plus songs available via a Web browser (no downloads required); songs cost $.99 each.
PROS	Dirt cheap; integrates with Yahoo Messenger, letting users share their favorite prog or '80 playlists with other music subscribers.	Most active and avid user community; subscribers can trade playlists and discuss the latest Britney miscue on genre-specific message boards.	Preprogrammed playlists from knowledgeable site editors are amazing; Rhapsody to Go is the least complicated service for transferring music to MP3 players.	Easy to navigate; works with all operating systems, including Mac OS X.
CONS	At press time the service was still operating in beta and was prone to error messages; navigation is a bit sluggish; available for Windows 2000 and XP only.	Pricey; portable music service is difficult to operate, making it tough to upload the new Beck album to players; Windows 2000 and XP only.	Also pricey; busy interface and advanced search options can be overwhelming to newcomers; Windows 2000 and XP only.	Service lacks editorial recommendations; site is a bit clunky and could use a redesign.
DOES IT STREAM METALLICA?	No. But it offers exclusive live performances from such artists as Big & Rich and Coldplay.	No. But the service is known to strike deals to make new work from major artists, like Dave Matthews, available for download first.	No. But the site was the first to stream albums by the White Stripes and Foo Fighters, even before they were in stores.	Yes! Also offers exclusive bootlegs from Warped Tour concerts two hours after shows end.

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