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Microsoft Unveils 'Urge' Music Service

Posted by Zonk on from the fewer-clones-will-die-in-this-one-i-think dept.

CHaN_316 writes "CNNMoney has an article entitled, 'Gates unveils his Urge.' From the piece: 'Bill Gates aims to take over your living room and late Wednesday he unveiled a new music service and new software to do it. Using an appearance with Justin Timberlake, the Microsoft chairman debuted a new music service, Urge, to directly compete with the iTunes music store and interface. Urge launches with over 2 million tracks for purchase or as part of an all-you-can eat subscription, an option the iTunes music store doesn't have. The offering will include exclusive material from MTV.' Begin the living room wars we must." Confirmation of an earlier story on this topic.

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  1. Urge? by JHromadka · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have the urge to point out that Urge is a stupid name.

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    1. Re:Urge? by JonTurner · · Score: 5, Funny

      >>Urge is a stupid name
      No shit! Did Microsoft outsource their Department Of The Obvious? They should have caught this one early.

      Better uses for the brand name Urge:
      1. pron site
      2. dating service
      3. street drug
      4. hyper caffinated drink
      5. line of hiphop clothing
      6. condoms
      Can anyone do better?

    2. Re:Urge? by krough · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, it's Overkill.

    3. Re:Urge? by orasio · · Score: 5, Funny

      0 - Portable toilets.

  2. Well, Bill killed it right off to bat... by cayenne8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Geez...just the mention of him appearing with Justin Timberlake just killed any idea of quality and usefulness I might have had thought of concerning this service...

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    1. Re:Well, Bill killed it right off to bat... by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 5, Funny

      Geez...just the mention of him appearing with Justin Timberlake just killed any idea of quality and usefulness I might have had thought of concerning this service...

      Right. Because the service is clearly aimed at all of us listening to the King Crimson Oggs we ripped from vinyl and now play through our home-modded toaster ovens that we've set up to stealthily leech bandwidth from the Starbucks upstairs in the commercial space above the studio apartment we've converted from the freight elevator,

      Face it, d00d. We are so not Chairman Bill's target audience for this product. I don't even think I could pick Justin Timberlake out of a police line-up.

  3. Rhymes with Purge by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or dirge. Just the sort of hip, radical, urban and bitchin' cool attitude that is so well understood by old white male executives in grey suits.

  4. There is the critical difference... by CupBeEmpty · · Score: 5, Funny
    Apple advertises using Bono and U2. Microsoft goes with Justin Timberlake.

    Only one of these choices actually makes music. Coincidentally only one of these companies has a successful online music store.

    1. Re:There is the critical difference... by SnarfQuest · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ok, I give up. Which one is it?

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  5. Christian rock by SnuffySmith · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft is to computing what Christian rock is to real rock and roll.

    Christian rock is like some youth minister's idea of what rock and roll is: you don't even have Link Wray or the Rolling Stones, no it's derivative boy band music and hair metal. And Urge is like some out of touch dorky software mogul's idea of hip -- aesthetically perfectly paired with Stryper, Petra and Creed.

    ``Have you heard about this totally praiseworthy and righteous new music service, Urge? Rock on! Praise the Lord, man!''