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I already know the end, do you?
It goes something like this. Microsoft can't stand Apple being successful and they want a piece of the action, so they release their own version of the service. But that isn't enough for Microsoft, they will then bundle the software with their next service pack and OS release. Ultimately, much like IE, Windows Media Player, and MSN Messenger, people will run with the Microsoft service because they are too lazy to install anything else. Most of this is because he who controls the desktop can direct the middle-ware applications.
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Yes, planning... announcing... ..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/09/05
Just like iTunes except  nucrash | 06/09/05
No "Except" Required  jugananon@... | 06/09/05
But  Loverock Davidson | 06/09/05
strange  doh123 | 06/09/05
OMG ANOTHER EARTH SHATTERING INNOVATION FROM MICROSUCK!!!  itanalyst | 06/09/05
Um, I missed the "innovation" part in the story  archerjoe | 06/10/05
Microsoft planning music subscription service  Loverock Davidson | 06/09/05
Competition is great, but...  tic swayback | 06/09/05
Thats true  Loverock Davidson | 06/09/05
iTunes has a lot of indie stuff  tic swayback | 06/09/05
Competition?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
Competition  nucrash | 06/09/05
not really...  doh123 | 06/09/05
TROLL!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/09/05
Competition?  markdoc.geo | 06/10/05
iPod 76%, iTMS 82%  tic swayback | 06/10/05
What competition???  MacCanuck | 06/09/05
Service to be installed by default  nucrash | 06/09/05
Let me help you understand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
You mean like QuickTime?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
You mean like OS X?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
wrong  doh123 | 06/09/05
QuickTime without iTunes  tic swayback | 06/10/05
Good luck with that  tic swayback | 06/09/05
No Doubt  cobalt54 | 06/09/05
Probably because ...  ShadeTree | 06/09/05
nah  doh123 | 06/09/05
Pshaw  tic swayback | 06/10/05
Given MS's wide offerings to the media industry...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
I'll check back in a year then  tic swayback | 06/10/05
Once Again, No_Ax Flings His Clueless Crap  itanalyst | 06/10/05
MS Should Make WMP More Like iTunes  P. Douglas | 06/09/05
Look At Videos In iTunes  P. Douglas | 06/10/05
I agree with your leasing  ebrke | 06/10/05
Media Player vs i-Tunes? Is that a punch line?  rick752 | 06/09/05
It's called Plays For Sure...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
I already know the end, do you?  nucrash | 06/09/05
You have it backward.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
See: You folks must have missed this.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
Although in real life...  markdoc.geo | 06/10/05
It's a different world  tic swayback | 06/10/05
they should call it...  dzash2000 | 06/10/05
Stay Tuned To See No_Ax Post Something That's Worth Noticing  itanalyst | 06/10/05
You folks must have missed this...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/09/05
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO SELLS IT  Protector | 06/10/05
Subscription stinks!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/09/05
Don't worry,  mustangj36@... | 06/09/05
Watch the licensing disappear  tic swayback | 06/10/05
Subscription OS  DarthRidiculous | 06/09/05
They HAVE already thought about it.  mustangj36@... | 06/09/05
MS software by subscription  ebrke | 06/10/05
Business 101 - MS Edition  MacCanuck | 06/09/05
A day late  Roger Ramjet | 06/10/05
MS = Everything to Everyone?  dzash2000 | 06/10/05
MS-Users very quiet on this  dzash2000 | 06/10/05
I don't care who it is pushing it  James T. Kirk | 06/10/05
Podcast question  tic swayback | 06/10/05
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO SELLS IT  Protector | 06/10/05

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