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Zune Music Service to Close

posted by martyb on Saturday October 31 2015, @10:53AM   Printer-friendly
from the Digital-Restrictions-Management dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Microsoft has announced (non-Javascript version) (emphasis in original) that

As of November 15, 2015, Zune services will be retired. You will no longer be able to stream or download content to your device from the Zune music service. However, Zune devices will still function as music players and any MP3 content that you own on the Zune device will remain there. You'll also be able to transfer music to and from your Zune player.

Note Content that was purchased with DRM may not play if the license can't be renewed.

Existing Zune Music Pass subscriptions will be converted to Groove Music Pass subscriptions.

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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by rob_on_earth on Sunday November 01 2015, @01:43PM

    by rob_on_earth (5485) on Sunday November 01 2015, @01:43PM (#257150) Homepage

    I was gifted a Zune when they first came out and I was impressed, but there was no way to use it with Linux. Rather anoyingly the Xbox at the time hackers HAD recovered the keys but chose not to publish them due to legal issues.

    There should be a strict life on all DRM, companies must put the DRM keys/algorithms into escro and they are automaticall released at the end of the period, whether the compainy still trades or not or the service still runs.

    I also have a collection of MovieCDs that only work in Windows95 due to DRM, including some of the rarer early computer animations, low res but still fun.

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