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MSN Music UK to close
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 30 September 2010
Microsoft’s existing UK download service MSN Music will soon be replaced by the Zune Marketplace, which, as previously reported, is due to launch in the UK later this year. Microsoft’s Zune branded digital music player and download store has only been available in the US until now, meaning MSN Music continued to operate over here, even when the white label download platform that powered it – the OD2 system eventually owned by Nokia – shut down in 2009. But the Zune Marketplace is now due to arrive in Europe, providing music services for the Xbox and Windows-powered mobiles and PCs. The 37 people who still use MSN Music will be encouraged to switch to the Zune service – which offers both a la carte downloads and a subscription package – once it’s live.
