Microsoft to Axe Groove Music
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Microsoft is to shut down one of its remaining music streaming services, Groove Music. The service will shut down on 31st December this year and users will not be able to buy music downloads and any remaining subscriptions will end.
People will be prompted to move over to Spotify, with Groove Music Pass holders getting a free 60-day trial of Spotify’s premium service. Microsoft has thanked its customers for their ‘support on this journey’. The company struggles to create a music service that could compete with the heavy hitters. Things like Google Play Music, iTunes and Spotify have dominated the market and it looks like Microsoft is finally pulling the plug.
Zac Bowden, from Windows Central, said on Twitter:
After W10M, killing Groove is the worst thing that could happen as a consumer who tried to be all in with Microsoft. That dream is over.
— Zac Bowden (@zacbowden) October 2, 2017
As someone who was essentially forced to use Groove Music, it couldn’t even compete with something like Windows Media Player, when it came to functionality and design.
Spotify was recently added to the Xbox One as an app and the Groove app will still be able to be used as a player for songs.