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Monday, August 23, 2004

Microsoft charts rise to top of the pops

Times Online: "Microsoft has struck deals with record companies including Universal and SonyBMG that will provide it with as many as one million songs to sell from its long-awaited online music store. The world’s largest software company has negotiated with each of the [biggest] music companies, which also include EMI and Warner Music Group, for access to their vast libraries of digital music as it prepares to compete with existing online music stores such as Apple’s iTunes, Napster and Sony Connect. The new service, which is being developed by MSN, Microsoft’s internet business, is expected to be launched in the US in early September. It should be fully operational by the end of the year. Microsoft is eager to ensure that its music store will open with as large a selection of music as its key competitors. Apple announced this month that iTunes had more than 1 million tracks available, while Napster has about 750,000."

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