iLike Adds Full Streams + Zune Pass Adds Tunes You Can Keep

vs. OK, so some of you (perhaps many of you) may file this under the who cares pile, but I thought both of these developments were pretty interesting (especially the Zune Pass changes). iLike on Facebook now offers full-length playback powered by Rhapsody. Each month you get 25 full-length plays, followed by unlimited 30 second…

Real News

Today RealNetworks Inc., the company behind the Rhapsody music service, unveiled its new “Music Without Limits” initiative and here’s how what it looks like: [The initiative] …includes the launch of a new DRM-free Rhapsody MP3 store and 100,000 album giveaway, full-song streaming and MP3 sales partnerships with iLike, MTV (NYSE: VIA) and Yahoo (NASD: YHOO),…

Yahoo! Music Unlimited Service Shutting Down

As the mighty iTunes flicks another one of its competitors aside like a piece of lint on Steve Jobs’ mock turtle neck, Yahoo! Inc. announced yesterday that the Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service will cease operations and become a part of Real Networks Rhapsody in 2008. LOS ANGELES (AP) “” Yahoo Inc. will cease operating…