Microsoft announces that it is terminating its Music Subscription Service and also buying Music from the Store for good December 31st, 2017. Being the first music subscription service ever made under the Zune branding back in 2012, it aimed in revolutionizing the way we buy and listen to music. it failed to gain traction, and a later competitor managed to gain traction by being multi-platform, available in a wide range of countries, and bring aggressive marketing, not to mention free option. This competitor is Spotify. While eventually Microsoft caught up to Spotify many years later, its slow its slow paste and lack of bringing innovative features to the table, nor provide any competitive pricing options, it failed to capture the market. Under the XBox branding, it was the first subscription service to reach Canada. Spotify only came several years later. Groove Music was available on iOS, Android, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows 10, XBox One, and Web via any HTML5 compatible web browser.
Today, Microsoft announces all its subscribers that it is terminating the service, and helping them switch to Spotify.
You will no longer be able to buy msuic, or get the streaming service.
To help with the transition, Microsoft says that:
Groove Music Pass subscribers will get 60 days free of Spotify Premium
Microsoft will give a prorated refund to its subscribers if the subscription passes December 31st via the credit card used. If the credit card is no longer valid, Microsoft will return the funds in the form of a Microsoft Store prepaid card with 120% of the value it should be. So if you should get 10$ back, you'll get a gift card of 12$.
Playlists in Groove Music will be ported to Spotify.
Purchased Music will still be playable.
If you have unused Music Pass pre-paid card not redeemed. Microsoft will return 120% of the value in the form of Microsoft Store card that can be used online store or Microsoft physical store.
Microsoft recommends to download and back up all purchased music as they will no longer be able to re-downlaod them after Dec 31st.
Groove Music app and OneDrive integration will still work, supported and the app will continue to be updated. This includes the iOS and Android app.
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