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October 15, 2012
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Microsoft takes aim at Pandora and Spotify with launch of streaming Xbox Music service [video]

By on October 15, 2012 at 5:41 PM.

Microsoft takes aim at Pandora and Spotify with launch of streaming Xbox Music service [video]

Microsoft Xbox Music Release Date

Microsoft’s (MSFT) long-awaited Xbox Music service officially goes live for the Xbox 360 on October 16th. Stacked with 30 million songs, Xbox Music “combines the best aspects of free-streaming radio, music subscription services and music purchasing options,” says Yusuf Medhi, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Interactive Entertainment Business Marketing and Strategy. Xbox Music isn’t gunning only for iTunes, it’s hoping to be the consumer’s one-stop shop for all their music needs. Simply put: Xbox Music wants to kill Spotify, Pandora, Rdio and any other music service in its quest to stop “service hopping.”

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October 3, 2012
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Xbox Music reportedly launching on October 26th for free

By on October 3, 2012 at 6:20 PM.

Xbox Music reportedly launching on October 26th for free

Xbox Music Launch Date

Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch its Xbox Music service on October 26th and will make it available free of charge, The Verge reports. The streaming service will be offered as either a free ad-supported model or a subscription-based plan similar to the company’s Zune Music Pass, which is available for $10 a month or $100 a year. Xbox Music won’t just be limited to Microsoft’s gaming console, however, as the service will also be available on Windows Phone and Windows 8.  More →

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Services
September 26, 2012
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Xbox Music subscription pricing leaked, ad-supported version may be in the works

By on September 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM.

Xbox Music subscription pricing leaked, ad-supported version may be in the works

Xbox Music Pricing Leak

Announced at E3, Xbox Music is Microsoft’s (MSFT) own subscription-based music service that will rival the likes of Spotify. A new online leak for an update to the Xbox 360′s dashboard in the U.K. has prematurely revealed that Xbox Music will be priced at £8.99 for a monthly pass and £89.90 for an annual pass. It’s speculated that Microsoft will launch Xbox Music in the U.S. with the same prices as its current Zune Music Pass service: $10 per month or $100 for a yearly pass. Another leak from NeoGAF also suggests that a free, ad-supported version of Xbox Music will also launch alongside the subscription service that will allow cross-platform playlist syncing between Xbox 360, Windows 8 PCs and Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Xbox Music is slated for a launch this fall and will replace Zune Music Pass. Microsoft says the service will have a library of 30 million tracks.

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Gaming
June 4, 2012
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Microsoft unveils SmartGlass, Xbox Music and new Kinect features

By on June 4, 2012 at 2:30 PM.

Microsoft unveils SmartGlass, Xbox Music and new Kinect features

Microsoft E3 2012 Xbox Music SmartGlass

Microsoft on Monday revealed that its Xbox 360 gaming console is now the world’s top selling console, beating out the Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii, during its keynote at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Despite the fact that the software giant has no plans to introduce the next-generation Xbox until next year at the earliest, Microsoft’s Don Mattrick said “There never has been a better time to own an Xbox.” Read on for more. More →

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