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Microsoft Readies a Rival To Spotify
Barence writes "Microsoft has confirmed it is preparing to launch a music streaming service. The service will be a direct rival to Spotify, hugely popular in the UK (but unavailable in the US), which allows users to stream music for free in return for listening to around a minute's worth of advertisements every half hour. 'It will be a similar principle to Spotify but we are still examining how the business model will work,' said Peter Bale, executive producer of MSN." The article claims that the new service will boost the popularity of the Zune player, though how this is to happen is not explained. There doesn't seem to be a close tie-in between device and service, as there is between the iPod and the iTunes Store.
O come the fuck on I'm totally sick of this shit. I'm driving my ass over to there tomorrow and I'm going to have a few words for the management over there.
This shit has got to motherfucking stop. Microsoft! Please, for the children, SPEND more time working on your god damn OS and less time trying to corner every other market.
Mod this shit down. I don't give a fuck about any of you... this is fucking bullshit. You fucking know what I'm talking about. someone needs to stand the hell up and say so and apparently I'm the fucking luser who's seen one two many fucking slashdot articles and has totally fucking snapped... .FUCK.