Microsoft to make foray into online music
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Microsoft makes its long-anticipated entry into the online music market today, marking the first serious challenge to Apple Computer's popular iTunes service.
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HMV is to develop a digital downloading service with software giant Microsoft, tapping into demand for online music. The applications, which the music store chain hopes to launch in the
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O said on   Thursday the ability to share music through wireless   connectivity is a key element for its new "Zune" portable media   player to win over consumers from Apple's market-leading iPod.
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Microsoft have made a beta version of their new music store available to the public. The store is entirely browser-based and does not require a separate client like iTunes.
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'Ignition' will launch a blitz of musical artists across MSN, Xbox Live, and Zune.
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NEW YORK - Microsoft&#39;s new offensive in the digital music industry will seek to significantly alter the competitive landscape in a new market that until now has largely been dominated by Apple Computer and its powerful combination of the iPod portable
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Following the success of Apple's iTunes Music Store, Microsoft worked quickly to catch online music's rising star. After many months of development MSN Music, Windows Media Player 10, and Portable Media Centers have been formally launched.
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Microsoft hopes to more than double its presence in the European online music market by launching its MSN Music Service in seven more countries, the Financial Times reported.
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Microsoft officially launched the MSN Music Store today, marking the company&#39;s entry into the online music download business. The company announced the service
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HMV is to realise ambitions to become a &quot;major force&quot; in digital music by joining Microsoft to develop a downloading service.
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icrosoft started selling music tracks yesterday on its MSN online service, taking on Apple Computer and a host of others in the fast-growing market for digital music.
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Microsoft started selling music tracks on its MSN online service, taking on Apple Computer and a host of others in the fast-growing market for digital music.
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CHICAGO _ Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that its Zune digital music player will allow users to share music with each other.
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Microsoft unveiled a new online music download service that throws the weight of the world's largest software company into a field currently dominated by Apple Computers.
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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) launched a new online store for music downloads on Wednesday, taking direct aim at Apple Computer Inc.
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People have been listening to music on their computers for a long time now - but not quite like this. Microsoft is test-marketing a new Web-based radio service that sounds almost like a local radio station - except without all the interruptions.
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MSN has unveiled MSN Music Store, their pay per download WMP driven system which is predicted to give Apple iTunes, Napster, and RealNetworks a run for their money in the realm of legal music download search.