MTV bails on Microsoft, partners with RealNetworks for "Rhapsody America"


      15 months after partnering with Microsoft on URGE, MTV has decided to cut its ties with Microsoft and cast its lot with with RealNetworks and Verizon. At a news conference this morning, MTV and RealNetworks announced Rhapsody America, a new joint venture between the two companies with Verizon Wireless supporting the mobile platform. The news is yet another disappointing development for Microsoft's online music sales ambitions, given that it foreshadows the closure of Urge.
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