Microsoft's iPod killer to provide free versions of all your iTunes tracks

To attract current iPod users Microsoft is going to let you download for free any songs you've already bought from the iTunes Music Store. They'll scan iTunes for purchased tracks and then automatically add those to your account. Microsoft will still have to pay the rights-holders for the songs, but they believe it'll be worth it to converts.

Sounds interesting, but even with that, will the mircrosoft portable player have better features, including a user interface, that can beat the slick interface of the iPod. We will have to see about that.

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