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wraggster
July 2nd, 2012, 01:14
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/xbox-music.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/xbox-music-said-to-rival-spotify-and-itunes-microsoft-to-make-a/)Xbox Music (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/microsoft-announces-xbox-music-coming-to-360-pcs-tablets-and/) is coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, that much we know. We also know that theZune brand is dead (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/25/report-microsoft-revealing-xbox-woodstock-music-service-at-e3/). But whether the new service will be a simple rebadge or an entirely new beast remains a mystery. Bloomberg has it on good authority, however, that that Xbox Music will more than just a new face. Microsoft is allegedly combining all the most successful elements of its competitors -- streaming, online storage, and offline syncing -- into a product that will put iTunes (http://www.engadget.com/tag/itunes), Spotify (http://www.engadget.com/tag/spotify) and Google Play (http://www.engadget.com/tag/googleplay) squarely in its crosshairs. The company is allegedly in talks with the record labels to secure the necessary rights for a monthly subscription service and a market for purchasing tracks. It will also take a page from Google Music (http://www.engadget.com/tag/googlemusic) and allow customers to upload their own collections. If Microsoft can pull off a such a comprehensive service others in the field better watch out -- few companies have the reach or budget of Redmond.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/28/xbox-music-said-to-rival-spotify-and-itunes-microsoft-to-make-a/