MusicMatch, makers of the JukeBox player, have launched their online music downloading service.

MusicMatch will offer more than 200 000 songs at US$0.99 each, with very few restrictions, matching Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store. This makes MusicMatch the first company to launch a service on the Windows platform whose restrictions are on par with the iTunes Music Store.

MusicMatch currently has an installed user base of 40 million.

They join an already crowded market that includes: RealNetwork’s Rhapsody, Apple’s iTunes Music Store and Buy.com’s BuyMusic.com service. Later this year, Roxio plans to relaunch Napster.






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