MSN Music

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MSN Music was an online music store managed by Microsoft. It is accessible using a web browser or within Windows Media Player. It was created by Microsoft in 2004 to compete with Apple's iTunes Music Store, though its sales in comparison are still negligible. The store utilizes Microsoft's Windows Media Player application and proprietary Windows Media Format files (protected .wma files).

It started out with 1.5 million songs but it has decreased to just 1.1 million songs due mainly to lagging sales and lack of real support from Microsoft.

MSN Music is not compatible with Microsoft's own Zune music player; Microsoft has announced that, as of 14 November, 2006, MSN Music will cease music sales and redirect viewers to either Zune or Real Rhapsody websites.

[edit] External links

• MSN Music homepage