Can MTV and Microsoft succeed where so many others have failed – knocking iTunes off its lofty perch?We shall see as the dynamic duo is teaming to offer URGE, an online music service set to launch early next year.URGE will be integrated into the next version of Windows Media Player and offer more than 2 million tracks for sale individually or as part of a subscription package, as well as online radio. Downloaded URGE tracks will not play on iPods, a wise move given they only represent 75% of digital music players in use today. Hope MTV and Redmond have fun vying after that lucrative leftover 25%.“We think the iPod has done a great job. Our aim is not to switch people from iTunes and the iPod,” notes MTV Chief Digital Officer Jason Hirschhorn. “We need to concentrate on where there’s going to be a bigger market.” So they’re targeting, what, Mars? And since when does MTV play music anymore?Via My Way News Related content news analysis FBI/IC3: Vile $5B business e-mail scam continues to breed FBI/IC3 reports over 40,000 worldwide victims and $5 billion in the latest reckoning By Michael Cooney May 08, 2017 5 mins Security news analysis Ultimate geek dream? NASA challenges you to jump on the FORTRAN bandwagon! NASA opens High Performance Fast Computing Challenge By Michael Cooney May 05, 2017 4 mins Government Open Source Enterprise Applications news analysis Fragmented, disorganized IT systems thwart feds ability to track visas DHS OIG says ineffective IT process has contributed to a backlog of more than 1.2 million visa overstay cases. By Michael Cooney May 04, 2017 5 mins Analytics Data Center Security news analysis TSA: “As you can imagine, live anti-tank rounds are strictly prohibited altogether.” TSA finds live anti-tank round in carry-on bag By Michael Cooney Apr 28, 2017 2 mins Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe