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From the Business Standard:
By the time Microsoft's download store debuts, the digital landscape will be awash in competition, however. Apple's Windows-based store, which sold 1.5 million songs in the first week of November, opened in mid-October. The new Napster--a combination store and subscription service--launched at the end of October.
RealNetworks' Rhapsody subscription service is adding a song store that will be open to the public by the end of the year. Musicmatch, MusicNow and BuyMusic all have opened their digital doors already.
Major retailers including Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon.com are expected to launch their own efforts, while PC makers including Dell are offering co-branded versions of other company's stores.
Whose next? Ford?
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