Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Microsoft Announces Intention to Acquire Musiwave
Posted by Darius Wey in "NEWS" @ 02:00 AM
"Microsoft Corp. today announced it has entered into an exclusivity agreement around its intention to acquire Musiwave SA, an Openwave company and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies. The acquisition would bring Musiwave’s relationships with music labels, device makers and mobile operators that deliver digital entertainment to consumers, together with Microsoft’s Connected Entertainment technologies and services, including Windows Mobile, Zune, MSN and Windows Live. Should the transaction proceed, Musiwave would continue to operate out of its current headquarters in Paris."
If the deal goes through, we may see some interesting changes to digital entertainment in the Windows Mobile platform. Then again, maybe not. Zune is all the rage these days and I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft chose to leverage Musiwave's strengths to push the Zune platform even further.
If the deal goes through, we may see some interesting changes to digital entertainment in the Windows Mobile platform. Then again, maybe not. Zune is all the rage these days and I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft chose to leverage Musiwave's strengths to push the Zune platform even further.
