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Microsoft Plans to Sell Music Over Web
Monday November 17, 12:35 am ET

In a move likely to send waves through the growing online music market,
Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - News) plans to introduce a
song-downloading service next year that will compete with similar
offerings from Apple Computer Inc. (NasdaqNM:AAPL - News) , Roxio Inc.
(NasdaqNM:ROXI - News)'s Napster and others, Monday's Wall Street Journal
reported.

A spokeswoman for the Redmond, Wash., software company confirmed that
Microsoft's MSN Web site will offer such a service in 2004, but declined
to provide further details. Microsoft executives previously have said the
company was considering selling music online; the company's latest
comments represent the most concrete statement yet of its intentions. A
person familiar with the matter says Microsoft has been in regular contact
with major music companies to discuss plans for a service.

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In other news, Microsoft also announced they would be developing a treatment for acid reflux disease.