Microsoft is working on an update to its MSN 8.0 internet software subscription product that will have several new features and, for the first time, be sold worldwide. The product, which Microsoft internally refers to as MSN Premium or MSN 9.0, is planned to be released before the end of the year and will be targeted at broadband internet users, said Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi. Microsoft is also considering launching an online music service to rival Apple's iTunes, Mehdi said. Such a service would probably replace Microsoft's current service, offered in partnership with Pressplay.
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