And Music for all

Microsoft has partnered with Epic Records to provide free music, videos and the chance to compete against top recording artists. The deal calls for Epic Records to provide features from 12 of their artist on a monthly basis via the popular XBox Live entertainment network.

Subscribers of the program will have access to all these downloads absolutely free. The first artist to participate in the promotion will be British singer Natasha Bedingfield. I personally never heard of her, but I'm out of the music scene, as I'm stock in the glorious 80's and decaying 90's.

The bottom line is that Microsoft has realize that with plummeting sales, they had to do something to attract a new crowd of gamers. They have tapped into a very popular market of music and videos. After all, is not by chance that companies like Verizon are offering products as Vcast, where subscribers can download music, videos, and TV programs onto their cellphones. I wonder how long before Sony taps into its own backyard of the Sony Music Label to offered a similar or even better deal.