No sooner do we name Mixwit as one of our 200 digital music startups from 2008, then it sends out an email to users saying it's shutting down.”We’ve put a year of work into Mixwit so this choice wasn’t taken lightly,” says an email sent out to users. “I won’t go into the details of our situation but state simply that we boldly marched into in a position best described as 'between a rock and a hard place'.”We're guessing that means a row with the RIAA or other industry bodies similar to the one that nixed Muxtape earlier this year. The full text of the email is over the jump, but the site's founders say they'll return next year with a new company.Email from MixwitWe regret to announce that Mixwit will cease to exist at the end of the year. The website and profiles will be turned off around Dec 27th and all embedded widgets will stop playing before the end of December.We’ve put a year of work into Mixwit so this choice wasn’t taken lightly. I won’t go into the details of our situation but state simply that we boldly marched into in a position best described as “between [...]
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