Microsoft preps MSN 9, mulls iTunes-like service
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Microsoft is working on an update to its MSN 8 Internet software subscription product that will have several new features and, for the first time, be sold worldwide, company executives said. The product, which Microsoft internally refers to as MSN Premium or MSN 9, is planned to be released before the end of the year and will be targeted at broadband Internet users, Yusuf Mehdi, the head of Microsoft's MSN Personal Services & Business division said in an interview Thursday.
Microsoft is also considering launching an online music service to rival Apple's iTunes, Mehdi said. Such a service would likely replace Microsoft's current service it offers in partnership with Pressplay.