Microsoft is shuttering its Zune music service in November

But in less than a month, you’ll no longer be able to stream or download fresh content to your device from the Zune music service.

Sonos is a little different than some audio solutions in that playing music on their speakers requires a specific app, which among other features enables access to music libraries on up to 16 PCs, Macs, or other storage devices on a home network, various Internet radio services, and music services like Groove Music. That means if you bought any content that does include DRM, you might not be able to play it anymore if the license isn’t renewed.

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has possibly the most outstanding reputation for its products and services. Music streaming is turning out to be ideal for most people with Spotify and Apple spearheading efforts on the same.

Microsoft stopped selling its Zune HD music player hardware years ago, but the brand has lived on in the form of Zune Music Pass, a subscription music service that came with 10 free track downloads per month. And yet, Zune players will still work just like before, and the music that’s already stored on the device will continue to be available.

For $10 a month, Groove Music gives you ad-free streaming from a catalog of around 40 million songs, on the Web, Android, Windows Phone, iOS, desktop, and Xbox. In 2013, it pulled Xbox Video support for Zune devices. The yearly subscriptions will be converted to annual GrooveMusic Passes at Dollars 99.90 a year. Microsoft had high hopes for the music service, and they hoped that it would actually be able to take a chunk out of the market share of Apple, yet it backfired and the service was a complete dud so to say.