Microsoft Looming In Digital Music
from the watch-out,-here-they-come dept
A News.com article about the ever present Microsoft and their plans in the music space. They don't have deals with the labels yet, but that stil doesn't stop the labels (through MusicNet and PressPlay) to prepare to accept Microsoft into the fold. The MusicNet case is especially interesting, since it's officially with RealNetworks. However, the labels, knowing Microsoft, made sure that it included support for Windows Media format.
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