PC World's Brennon Slattery, in the wake of the plug being pulled on the Ruckus Network, wrote, "Looks like college students have to go back to stealing." The ad-supported service, which launched at Northern Illinois University in 2004 and was owned by TotalMusic, had partnered with 80-plus campuses to offer free music. But little problems, like not working well with Macs or iPods so popular among students, led to its demise. (By the way, not to be confused with Ruckus Wireless, which is alive and kicking.)