Originally published February 15 2006
Microsoft tries to take a bite out of Apple's online music services
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Bill Gates unveiled a new music service called Urge, which is designed to compete with Apple's popular iTunes site.
Using an appearance with Justin Timberlake, the Microsoft chairman debuted a new music service, Urge, to directly compete with the iTunes music store and interface.
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Speaking at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Gates outlined his vision for a future where entertainment integrates with practical applications like messaging, word processing and Web browsing, with software that can work across various devices.
The Direct TV partnership will allow consumers to get Direct TV video onto a Windows Media Center PC as well as on its gaming console, the Xbox 360.
A centerpiece of Gates' digital living room will be Vista, Microsoft's first upgrade to its Windows operating system in five years, which will include enhancements to Microsoft's Windows Media Center software to enable all the souped-up new applications.
Microsoft indicated that later this year, it will start selling external HD-DVD drives, which will enable users to watch high definition DVDs via their Xbox machines and also allow greater interactivity.
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