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Microsoft pulled the rug on DRM-encumbered book customers in 2019.
Then they did it again for music in 2012 with Zune.
And yet again for music, killing Groove, disabling playback in 2017.
And then Windows Phone apps in 2020.
Somehow, customers reacting to Microsoft closing down film and TV sales in 2025:
Published at
2025-08-05 02:16:06 GMTEvent JSON
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