Microsoft Said To Plan Xbox Music Rivaling Apple, Spotify

via Andy Fixmer and Dina Bass – Bloomberg Tech

Xbox Music seeks to offer streaming for a monthly or annual fee, similar to Spotify Ltd.’s subscription service, and let consumers buy digital music through an online store, such as Zune, Apple’s iTunes and Amazon.com Inc., the people said.

The company is also seeking to offer Xbox Music users an online locker accessible by multiple mobile devices running Windows 8, the people said. Users could put entire collections online, including music purchased elsewhere, for a monthly or annual fee, they said.

The talks for the Xbox service are still early and Microsoft may not be able to obtain all of the rights it’s seeking, the people said. Even if successful, Microsoft may choose to roll out features over time, they said.

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