Microsoft Floats Idea of Zune-Based Cell PhoneFOX News – A lot of their money is coming from the hardware business and they are going after a very particular segment,” said Mount, whose division also oversees the Xbox game console and Zune music player business. Mount also said the mobile strategy of the ...
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Gadget Maker or Service Provider? Firms Start to OverlapHerald Tribune – Microsoft s Zune music player already allows wireless sharing of songs, at least those without digital copy protection between devices. How long, some analysts ask, before the company also decides to produce a Zunephone? Another phone maker, Sony Related...
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News Blog: Posts in MusicCNET News – Urge had been launched as a music store in conjunction with MTV Networks’ music brands, but its highly publicized deal with Microsoft had fallen by the wayside as the software company launched its Zune music player and accompanying music store. Related items Zune music – Zune’s...
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Software Notebook: Industry to dance to new iPod from Apple?Seattle Post Intelligencer – Apple’s announcement will have implications for Microsoft, which last year launched its Zune music player in an effort to compete with the iPod. Apple dominates the portable music market, and Microsoft’s previous efforts to compete, in alliance with Related...
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News Blog: Posts tagged ItunesCNET News – One reason may have been that shortly after Urge launched, Microsoft directed much of its attention toward the Zune music player and a digital download store that would not only compete with iTunes but also Urge. According to the Journal’s story Related items Zune music –...
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News Blog: Posts tagged downloadCNET News – Urge had been launched as a music store in conjunction with MTV Networks’ music brands, but its highly publicized deal with Microsoft had fallen by the wayside as the software company launched its Zune music player and accompanying music store. Related items Zune music – Zune’s...
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Microsoft CEO defends move beyond desktopMSNBC – The cash generated from those products, which account for almost all of the company’s profit, support Microsoft’s newer initiatives like online advertising, its Zune music player, software for mobile phones and online service. Microsoft said it sold Related items Zune music – Zune’s Web traffic triples Zune...
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Looking for deals in all the Web placesDaily Southtown – Price Protectr saw a price drop on the Zune Music-Video Player 30GB – Pink you submitted for price protection at www.priceprotectr.com. You purchased the item for $249.99, and it just dropped to $89.99!” That’s a savings of $160 without lifting a Related...
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Microsoft Says Windows Vista Sales Reach 60MeWeek – The cash generated from those products, which account for almost all of the company’s profit, support Microsoft’s newer initiatives like online advertising, its Zune music player, software for mobile phones and online service. The last Vista sales Related items Zune music – Zune’s Web traffic...
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Stories about: RealNetworks Computerworld Australia – When Microsoft launches its Zune music player and online music store next week, it will pay Universal Music Group a license fee for each Zune player sold. Related items Zune music – Microsoft struts second-gen Zune players Zune music – New Zune Player Will Face Tough Market Zune music – Sandisk...
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News Blog: Posts tagged PatentsCNET News – This, of course, is exactly what Microsoft’s Zune music player is capable of doing, exchanging songs with fellow Zune owners. Previous Apple patent filings have hinted at this type of capability, but it appears that momentum is building for a Wi-Fi Related items Zune music –...
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