I have been having problems with the three Myspace sites that I maintain and would subscribe to the If it ain't broke, don't fix it opinions.
Rather worried by the postings of dwditty and Foolestroupe, I wonder with them about the motives for the change.


So why has it been changed? Could it be related to what is happening at Myspace as reported in today's The Guardian where it says:-


Indie labels cry foul at MySpace Music launch

    * Owen Gibson, media correspondent
    * The Guardian,
    * Friday September 26 2008
    * Article history

MySpace, the social networking site, last night launched its long-awaited music service, which offers millions of streaming tracks on demand in the US, and revealed plans to launch it worldwide. But it provoked a furious reaction from the largest independent record labels, which accused it of leaving them out in the cold.

They claim that having built a user base of 120 million largely off the back of its reputation as a place to discover new music, it was "disappointing and astonishing" that the Newscorp-owned company had not offered them comparable terms to their major-label rivals.

Among the artists that will be missing from the service at launch will be Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, the White Stripes, Basement Jaxx, Arcade Fire, Dizzee Rascal and Vampire Weekend.

The four majors that have signed up to the new service - Sony, Universal, Warner and EMI - have all received an equity stake in the venture, which in addition to advert-supported streaming tracks offers users the chance to buy downloads through Amazon.

"It is both disappointing and astonishing that MySpace, built on the music of independent artists and labels, should, now it has the majors as partners, choose to launch without those that have been at its heart, and whilst treating independents as second class-citizens," said Martin Mills, chairman of Beggars Group, the largest independent in the UK.
This is online at http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/26/myspace.digitalmusic

I'm afraid that I don't know the technology well enough to comment on whether this is related to the Myspace format changes but I would welcome the thoughts and opinions of those who do.