While even bigwigs can fudge release numbers from duration to duration, the word “imminently” just carries a convinced aura. Speaking with The Telegraph, executive producer of MSN Peter Bale confessed that Microsoft was “looking at launching a music streaming service imminently.” As in, perhaps before the dawn of August. Bale added that it would be “a similar principle to Spotify,” but the outfit is still examining precisely how the business model would work. It’s expected that the service would let users stream tunes for free so faraway as they listen to ads every half hour or so, but for those with too little day and too many jams, there could be a paid option that strips the plugs. What’s unclear now, however, is precisely how that initiative will tie-in with the company’s Xbox 360 and Zune. There’s no doubt that Microsoft is aiming to produce the former an all-encompassing multimedia box, but we’re certain it’d rather not convolute things with Zune Pass all the same.

[Via Joystiq]

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