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# Rhapsody Users Rebel Over Shift To Napster
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/rhapsody-users-rebel-over-shift-to-napster/
- Published: 2016-07-19T11:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-07-19T11:27:00.000Z
- Description: Last week, Rhapsody consolidated its branding under the single moniker Napster. With it came a supposedly improved interface and user experience, but judging from comments posted online, Rhapsody users are. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/07/rhapsody-users-rebel-over-shift-to
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, " copyright infringement, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bohemian Rhapsody, Brioni (fashion), Metallica, Napster, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0920a4df970d-150wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb0920a4df970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Last week, **Rhapsody consolidated its branding under the single moniker Napster**. With it came a supposedly **improved interface** and user experience, but judging from comments posted online, **Rhapsody users are NOT happy** with the change.

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[![image from www.hypebot.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c87d23c9970b-150wi "image from www.hypebot.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c87d23c9970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Rhapsody users responded angrily to the shift to the Napster brand in comments on Hypebot and elsewhere online. "(This) combination of operational missteps at the most important moment of a merger/transition is a guaranteed to"red flag" that will drive this company into the ground if immediate changes aren't brought around," wrote one disgruntled user.**Andy McBride said…**This was a really bad move. Do they have any idea how many firewalls are configured to block Napster? Although Napster has not been around for a while it is still on most firewall black lists.Now I cannot use Rhapsody/Napster at work and I'm sure there are a lot of users finding out the same thing today.Rhapsody disappeared from my laptop.I am a paying subscriber?Why did they name themselves after a product based on theft?I will definitely never use their service now.What kind of inept executives at a company would opt for the Napster black screened ominous brand over the people pleasant dancing fun Rhapsody brand. Not realizing the merger, I just spent the past 15 minutes trying to figure out what virus I had that would convert the "[Rhapsody.com](http://rhapsody.com/?ref=hypebot.com)" address I typed into my search engine to "[Napster.com](http://napster.com/?ref=hypebot.com)". AND, GET THIS, THE INITIAL SCREEN DIDN'T EVEN SAY "RHAPSODY IS NOW NAPSTER". That combination of operational missteps at the most important moment of a merger/transition is a guaranteed to"red flag" that will drive this company into the ground if immediate changes aren't brought around. Mark my words! What do you think? Join the discussion here. 

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