Microsoft Opens MSN Music Store

KingFishKingFish
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
Microsoft on Wednesday released a beta version of its highly expected online music download service, in hopes of unseating Apple Computer's dominance in the hot market.
The software giant quietly raised the curtain for its MSN Music Web site, which offers song downloads for 99 cents. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday. MSN Music will enable people to download tracks onto their hard drives and onto portable devices that support the Windows Media digital audio format. Unlike Apple's iTunes, the MSN store does not require users to download a separate software program to access the music lineup.
Might be a compelling competitor to Apple but they need to beat Wal-Mart's price of 88 cents per download. -KF

Source: c|net
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