In the latest play toward Microsoft's
.NET initiative, Active Network has learned that MSN is close to releasing
the first iteration of their online music service, called MSN Music.
The service, which will be located at http://music.msn.com
or http://musiccentral.msn.com,
will bear the fruits of a $90 million dollar purchase of MongoMusic, Inc.
last September. MongoMusic had developed a patented music selection search
technology, and had agreements with Riffage.com, Infobeat, Sony, Tower
Records and Seagram's Universal Music Group. It is unclear as to the
status of those agreements with MSN Music.
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