MSN Music shuts down.

[iMeowbot]

The old MSN Music goes away beginning 14 November. Lusers will be redirected to a choice or Real Rhapsody or the Zune store.

That seems a little premature, isn't Zune US-only for now?

http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-6132201.html

"'If you take all the new countries, we expect to overtake iTunes very soon because we will have a larger user base to tap,' said Arndt Salzburg, who oversees Microsoft MSN's entertainment efforts in Europe, Middle East and South America." (in November 2004)

 

[lorductape]

if you mess with the best, you die like the rest.

 

[PlaceofDis]

MS is killing themselves very slowly it seems. i guess they don't have much of anything else to do. whatever happened to their playsforsure crap? oh wait, they aren't even using it with Zune.

 

[Benjamin]

MS is killing themselves very slowly it seems. i guess they don't have much of anything else to do. whatever happened to their playsforsure crap? oh wait, they aren't even using it with Zune.

perhaps this?

 

[NATO]

The BBC is running a story about how the new Zune store is cutting off existing MSN Music customers. It's a good read

linkety link

 

[MacBoobsPro]

I said it would fail when it was first announced cant find link though

Anyhoo... I will tell you right now that Zune will NOT be a hit AT ALL. Theres too much to go into detail about it, but basically its all down to MS doing the wrong thing at everystage.

BTW its Pantsforsure.

 

[Sesshi]

But do people have to buy a Zune if they have Playsforsure tracks? No.