|
Musicwave acquired for a Zune Wifi Store? |
|
|
|
Written by Kostas Tzounopoulos
|
|
Monday, 12 November 2007 |
Microsoft announced today that intends to acquire Musicwave, a French company who specializes in providing music services to mobile carriers. Good for them you might think, but according to Electronista this might have something to do with a future Zune Wifi Store, accessible via the players directly; the Sansa-Yahoo and iPod-iTunes way! ...
From Electronista : The deal will allow Microsoft to "explore new areas in the mobile space," according to the company, and to bring Musiwave's business connections and technology to Microsoft's more portable hardware and software services, including Windows Live, the Windows Mobile OS for smartphones, and the Zune media player. Neither company announced the proposed financial terms of the deal, which is still awaiting approval but will see Musiwave remain at its Paris headquarters. The deal points to a possible enhancement of the new Zunes to include direct access to the Zune Marketplace over Wi-Fi through a mobile-optimized version of the player's dedicated online store. Musiwave claims to have at least some of its software on most cellphones in Europe and is currently known best for sharing development efforts with Omnifone in creating the MusicStation online service, which lets cellphone users pay a weekly subscription fee in exchange for unlimited song downloads, similar to the monthly Zune Pass subscription.
Of course this could mean Musicwave can help in the Windows Mobile media future and it won't have anything to do with Zune. But we want direct Zune access to the internet and the marketplace, is it bad ? :) Links: Official Press Release Musicwave Musicstation
|
|
Last Updated ( Monday, 12 November 2007 )
|