Microsoft gets an Urge
Saturday, May 13, 2006 by Draginol | Discussion: iTunes
Andre from Windows Connected has spilled the beans on Microsoft's "Urge" (our NDA wouldn't let us talk about it).
Urge is a new music service that will come with Windows Media Player 11. It is a team up of Microsoft, MTV, VH11 and CMT. According to Andre, the goal is to provide a better experience for users to download music with more detail about the content, albums, and artist information.
Another interpretation is that it's a "better iTunes than iTunes" though the model seems to be more akin to a combination strategy where users have the choice of subscribing or buying content per piece. Other information we cannot say due to our NDA (we can only repeat what's been made public so far).
It appears iTunes is going to have some serious competition. Windows Media Player 11 not only has key features such as this, it also has a streamlined user interface that makes using it far more appealing than previous versions. The WMP team has really outdone themselves this time.
We'll have more details on Urge as they're made public.
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Reply #2 Sunday, May 14, 2006 6:56 AM
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Reply #4 Monday, May 15, 2006 12:28 AM
Reply #5 Monday, May 15, 2006 2:08 AM
@Black Cat 77: That s*cks. I wonder what the process is? What if you created a blank text file, renamed it as the .lnk file (or whatever type the Urge entry is) and set it to Deny Full Control? There's probably a Start Key value for this.
This is stupid. Somebody should nudge the DOJ about this. Like Real Networks.
I though Microsoft had set up a committee to stop itself from doing dumb things like this.
Reply #6 Monday, May 15, 2006 9:44 AM
Reply #7 Monday, May 15, 2006 2:27 PM
The Urge thing is part of WMP11. Trying to take it out would be like trying to take the iTunes store out of iTunes.
Reply #8 Monday, May 15, 2006 8:11 PM
Reply #10 Monday, May 15, 2006 9:27 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:40 AM
| I didn't realize that wmp 11 is ready for download for xp? |
It's not, at least not for the public at the moment.
Reply #13 Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:13 PM
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Reply #15 Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:29 AM
I've always used WMP10 as my primary player, albeit with a little hesitation, but ver. 11 seems to make it a no-brainer.
Reply #16 Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8:35 AM
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Reply #18 Wednesday, May 17, 2006 5:36 PM
URGE seems good also but I'm not too much into downloading music like that, since I can't afford it even that way right now. Still I might do it.
Reply #20 Friday, May 19, 2006 11:37 PM
| iTUNES all the way |
My fav music store all the way...to help keep a small business afloat. iTunes and URGE don't need my money. Besides, I rarely get an URGE and prefer to keep hard copies of my music.
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Reply #1 Saturday, May 13, 2006 7:51 PM