Microsoft, OD2 Start European Music Service

Posted by michael on Thursday August 14, 2003 @02:35AM from the cash-cow dept.

useosx writes "Reuters is reporting that 'Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday a pact with Europe's biggest digital music outfit, OD2, to form the continent's first major a la carte online download service. ... The move marks the first time European consumers can purchase song downloads off the Internet for under one euro ($1.13), and without requiring a monthly subscription, bringing the fee in line with the popular Apple Computer iTunes service, which is not yet available in Europe.'" Other stories: the Guardian, BBC.

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Re:Yeah there is... by notetoi · 2003-08-14 03:16 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Aviation, maybe not, but he was definitely thinking of space:

http://www.tml.hut.fi/Studies/Tik-110.350/1998/Ess ays/leos.html

"Teledesic Craig McCaw, founder of McCaw Communications and Bill Gates of Microsoft, have teamed up to launch a broadband Mobile Satellite System (MSS) called Teledesic in 2002. The system will deploy LEO 288 satellites in low earth orbit and offer a range of multimedia services to briefcase-sized terminals.[3] "