Microsoft music store

[karavite]

Is there no end to it? I don't know about the thousands of MS employees, but I can remember being taught many times by parents and teachers about not copying people. It started in grade school, continued in high school. college (where they called it plagiarism) and on to my professional life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/technology/30music.html?hp

Here is an exerpt:

"When Microsoft unveils its online music store later this week, the first song offered should be Dave Brubeck's "It's Déjà Vu All Over Again." For Microsoft, taking a trail blazed by others - then trying to dominate the market - is a familiar tune.

With the opening on Thursday, Microsoft will land itself in a market that Apple Computer pioneered more than a year ago with its iTunes online music store, in much the same way that it took on Netscape in the Web browser business and Sony in the market for console game machines. As a storefront on the MSN online service, Microsoft's music service will offer song tracks for downloading to personal computers and portable music players."

The only thing they haven't copied from Apple is a little creativity!

[Satcomer]

That article is true it is not funny. What's next, Microsoft giving music away for free (see Netscape)?

[Giaguara]

Hehe ....

I see so great enthusiasm here regardung M$ Music $tore...