# Rdio is ending **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409 "2015-11-24T04:59:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/1 "2015-11-24T04:59:09Z")
I guess it was a long time coming, and now it’s [official](http://help.rdio.com/customer/portal/articles/2228283-important-information-about-your-rdio-account): > [@](#): > > As a result of Pandora’s planned acquisition of Rdio, the Rdio service will be winding down in the coming weeks. > > Effective Monday, November 23, if you currently have an Rdio subscription, it will be canceled on your next billing date, and you will no longer be automatically charged. Rest assured that your subscription will remain active for any period of time you’ve already been billed. Also starting November 23, Rdio will no longer take new subscriptions. > > After your subscription ends, you can continue listening to Rdio Free (ad-supported stations on mobile or ad-supported, on-demand songs, albums, and playlists on the web) until the service goes offline. I am sorry to see it go. I found its user interface much, much better than Spotify’s; someone said it was like using iTunes online years before Apple actually made that happen. Its library had 98% of everything I ever looked for, and most importantly, I connected to some people whose musical tastes turned me on to a lot of cool things. Apple Music leaves me cold and I almost never bother with Pandora anymore. If only Apple could have bought and rebranded Rdio instead of Beats. Sigh. Anyone else on the verge of mourning this most underrated service? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/2 "2015-11-24T05:06:27Z")
That was quick. I never heard of Rdio until last week, when I bought some concert tickets and started getting getting spammed with notices to start my free trial subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/3 "2015-11-24T12:14:43Z")
Did Vdeo kill the Rdio star? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/4 "2015-11-24T16:15:00Z")
That’s too bad, I have listened for free (with commercials) on their website a lot. I like the fact they will play full albums as they were produced, instead of just random songs. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/5 "2015-11-24T16:22:15Z")
Ronnie James Dio is dying? I know he’s already passed ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/6 "2015-12-23T01:17:05Z")
Rdio passed 6:10 MST, December 22, 2015 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rdio-is-ending/738409/7 "2015-12-23T01:41:49Z")
> [@Terminus\_Est](#): > > Did Vdeo kill the Rdio star? Dammit.