Xbox Music to drop ad-funded model for monthly subscription

Murray Stassen

Microsoft will close its free Xbox Music streaming service from December 1, 2014.

To access the service, users will now require an Xbox Music Pass, priced at $9.99 per month.

Microsoft originally launched Xbox Music at the same time as its Windows 8 operating system in October 2012.

The service was pre-installed on devices running Windows 8.  

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