Microsoft sorry for ill-timed Amy Tweet

LONDON, July 25 (UPI) -- U.S. computer giant Microsoft has apologized for posting an online message urging Amy Winehouse's fans to buy her records shortly after she died.

Winehouse, who long battled drug and alcohol addiction, died Saturday in her London home. She was 27. Officials have said they will wait until toxicology tests are completed in two to four weeks before determining the cause of her death.

E! Online reported Microsoft said via Twitter during the weekend, "Remember Amy Winehouse by downloading the ground-breaking 'Back to Black' over at Zune."

The message was blasted by fans who felt the company was capitalizing on the recording star's death.

"Apologies to everyone if our earlier Amy Winehouse 'download' tweet seemed purely commercially motivated. Far from the case, we assure you," E! Online reported the company said in a subsequent Tweet.