Taking time off from trying to make Windows Longhorn able to withstand robust comparison to the Mac OS 8, Microsoft is rumoured to be readying a music subscription service. Asked where the idea came from, a Microsoft employee quickly closed the browser window he had Yahoo's recently launched sub service displayed in, shrugged and said that he thinks some guy in a bar suggested it.
Meanwhile, Nestle in the US is supposedly giving away unlimited downloads to people who buychocolate bars with a winning message inside. (Their website helpfully points out "Hint: Winning wrappers can only be found in specially marked NESTLÉ CRUNCH®, BUTTERFINGER®, BABY RUTH® and 100 GRAND® bars.") What the promotion doesn't tell you, though, is you're not actually being given anything, as all you'll get is a Napster To Go subsxiption - which means after those 12 months are up, you have to pump Napster with cash or your music will evaporate. In other words, the great competition prize is basically on a par with being allowed to listen to the radio for a year.
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