Microsoft finally called it quits on its Zune music service

Remember the Zune, Microsoft's weak, belated answer to the iPod? No? That's fine, you're probably far from alone. The tech giant retired its actual MP3 players back in 2011, but its corresponding music streaming service was chugging along — until Sunday, anyway, Motherboard reports.

That's when Microsoft discontinued its streaming service, giving users access to another streaming service of questionable fate, Groove Music Pass.

But if you are still rocking that Zune you bought in 2006, there is a kernel of good news: "Zune devices will still function as music players and any MP3 content that you own on the Zune device will remain there," Microsoft wrote in a statement.

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