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Microsoft opens Windows Marketplace for business

Ina Fried CNET News

Published: 03 Sep 2004 09:15 BST

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Microsoft said on Thursday that it has begun publicly testing its Windows Marketplace, an online shopping and download centre for hardware and software related to its Windows operating system.

The software maker announced plans for the service in July. It said on Thursday that a final version is scheduled to launch in "the next couple of months," once the company gets enough feedback from early users. Microsoft's partner for the site is CNET Networks, publisher of News.com

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