<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Jukebox	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Engine	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
music	O
player	O
released	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
2005	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
and	O
Rhapsody	O
in	O
the	O
digital	O
music	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
side-by-side	O
with	O
MusicMatch	B-Application
Jukebox	I-Application
,	O
another	O
music	O
player	O
acquired	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
main	O
client	O
for	O
Yahoo	B-Application
's	O
array	O
of	O
music	B-Application
services	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
centered	O
around	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2008	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
sold	O
off	O
its	O
music	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
music	O
player	O
was	O
born	O
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
audio	O
search	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
divided	O
into	O
two	O
segments	O
:	O
audio	O
files	O
openly	O
found	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Web	O
;	O
and	O
licensed	O
music	O
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
own	B-Application
music	I-Application
service	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
searched	O
by	O
several	O
criteria	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
artist	O
,	O
title	O
,	O
album	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
downloaded	B-Application
for	O
a	O
price	O
,	O
typically	O
$1	O
per	O
track	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
wanted	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
would	O
compete	O
with	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
iTunes	I-Operating_System
and	O
consequently	O
acquired	O
Mediacode	O
—	O
a	O
digital	O
music	O
startup	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Nullsoft	O
developers	O
Ian	O
Rogers	O
and	O
Robert	O
Lord	O
—	O
in	O
2004	O
to	O
build	O
its	O
in-house	O
music	B-Application
subscription	I-Application
service	I-Application
and	O
create	O
a	O
media	O
player/digital	O
jukebox	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
client	O
for	O
that	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
features	O
include	O
CD	O
ripping	O
and	O
burning	B-Application
,	O
access	O
to	O
LAUNCHcast	O
radio	O
and	O
the	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Unlimited	O
music	B-Application
subscription	I-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
playlist	O
creation	O
,	O
transfer	O
of	O
music	O
to	O
portable	O
mp3	B-Application
players	O
and	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
allows	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
music	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
uploading	B-Application
and	O
downloading	B-Application
or	O
filesharing	O
)	O
and	O
browse	O
one	O
another	O
's	O
playlists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
those	O
subscribed	O
to	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
One	O
can	O
rip	O
songs	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
including	O
.wav	O
,	O
.mp3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
.wmv	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
cannot	O
rip	O
songs	O
in	O
the	O
.wma	B-Application
format	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
songs	O
purchased	O
from	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Another	O
strange	O
format	O
issue	O
within	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
the	O
CD	O
burner	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
burn	O
.mp3	B-Application
CD	O
's	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
itself	O
is	O
incapable	O
of	O
playing	O
an	O
.mp3	B-Application
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Engine	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
plugins	B-Application
available	O
for	O
free	O
download	B-Application
from	O
the	O
program	O
's	O
official	O
website	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
interfaces	O
for	O
the	O
engine	O
are	O
open	O
;	O
anyone	O
may	O
create	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
or	O
skin	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
strongly	O
encourages	O
users	O
of	O
MusicMatch	B-Application
Jukebox	I-Application
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
MusicMatch	B-Application
Jukebox	I-Application
has	O
many	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
appears	O
that	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Jukebox	O
(	O
YMJ	O
)	O
requires	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
with	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
(	O
32-Bit	O
)	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
32	O
or	O
64-bit	O
)	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
6	O
or	O
newer	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
9	I-Device
or	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
currently	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
running	O
on	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
dependence	O
on	O
ActiveX	B-Application
,	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
technology	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
likely	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2008	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Left	O
with	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
DRM-protected	O
songs	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
DRM	O
validation	O
servers	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
customers	O
were	O
offered	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
download	B-Application
a	O
DRM-free	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
existing	O
files	O
from	O
Rhapsody	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
continue	O
streaming	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
proceed	O
to	O
music.yahoo.com	B-Application
and	O
listen	O
to	O
"	O
My	O
Station	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
