Zune
Fly me to the Zune and let me sing among the iPods
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft’s Zune digital music player is coming on Tuesday the 14th. Will Apple spoil the party and launch a widescreen wireless iPod on Monday?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft’s Zune digital music player is coming on Tuesday the 14th. Will Apple spoil the party and launch a widescreen wireless iPod on Monday?
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Zune a brown elephant?
By: Stan Beer
I must confess to having a good chuckle at a blog article criticising Microsoft's Zune strategy on the Forbes site by David M Ewalt. The article does indeed raise some important defects in Microsoft's strategy. The good news for Microsoft is that most of them can be fixed. The bad news is that one key problem cannot.
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By: Stan Beer
I must confess to having a good chuckle at a blog article criticising Microsoft's Zune strategy on the Forbes site by David M Ewalt. The article does indeed raise some important defects in Microsoft's strategy. The good news for Microsoft is that most of them can be fixed. The bad news is that one key problem cannot.
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Microsoft to pay Universal for every Zune sold
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to pay Universal Music Group a fee for each new Zune digital music player it sells when the iPod rival launches next week, the companies said on Thursday.
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Microsoft courts Universal with Zune revenue sharing deal
By: Stan Beer
In what is being viewed as the first step in a campaign to cosy up to record companies, Microsoft has signed an agreement with the giant Universal Music Group, which will see Universal get a cut in all sales of its new Zune player in return for rights to content. It is likely to be the first of many attempts by Microsoft get between Apple and its record company suppliers.
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By: Stan Beer
In what is being viewed as the first step in a campaign to cosy up to record companies, Microsoft has signed an agreement with the giant Universal Music Group, which will see Universal get a cut in all sales of its new Zune player in return for rights to content. It is likely to be the first of many attempts by Microsoft get between Apple and its record company suppliers.
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Zune not in the Christmas race with iPod: Gartner
By: Stan Beer
Microsoft's go to market strategy for its Zune music player has been subjected to some harsh criticism in a note targeting content providers and mobile carriers. Gartner has criticised Microsoft's strategy of song sharing between Zune players and points to weaknesses in content provision because of an absence of deals between Microsoft and music or video studios.
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By: Stan Beer
Microsoft's go to market strategy for its Zune music player has been subjected to some harsh criticism in a note targeting content providers and mobile carriers. Gartner has criticised Microsoft's strategy of song sharing between Zune players and points to weaknesses in content provision because of an absence of deals between Microsoft and music or video studios.
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iPod owners any easy target for Zune
By: Stuart Corner
According to ABI research iPod owners demonstrate little of the fierce brand loyalty of Apple computer owners and are very likely to make their next MP3 player a Zune.
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By: Stuart Corner
According to ABI research iPod owners demonstrate little of the fierce brand loyalty of Apple computer owners and are very likely to make their next MP3 player a Zune.
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Windows Media Player 11 gives users Vista URGE
By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has unleashed Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP but promises its look, feel and capabilities are a preview of what's to come in Windows Vista. The new Microsoft desktop player is designed to be used with URGE, MTV Networks online digital music service and is compatible with portable players using Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM.
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By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has unleashed Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP but promises its look, feel and capabilities are a preview of what's to come in Windows Vista. The new Microsoft desktop player is designed to be used with URGE, MTV Networks online digital music service and is compatible with portable players using Microsoft's PlaysForSure DRM.
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Text messaging catches on in music business
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) - Students at Chula Vista (Calif.) High School near San Diego were treated to a particularly nice surprise on a recent Tuesday.
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What DVD Jon's iPod crack means for you
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
Analysis As we reported three weeks ago, reverse-engineering specialist "DVD" Jon Johansen has decoded the encryption that locks down iTunes-purchased music - and he's formed a company to license this to all-comers. Now Johansen has reverse-engineered rival DRM formats, permitting encrypted songs purchased from Apple rivals to play on iPods.
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
Analysis As we reported three weeks ago, reverse-engineering specialist "DVD" Jon Johansen has decoded the encryption that locks down iTunes-purchased music - and he's formed a company to license this to all-comers. Now Johansen has reverse-engineered rival DRM formats, permitting encrypted songs purchased from Apple rivals to play on iPods.
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Five years of iPod demonstrates Bach's prediction
By: Stan Beer
Earlier this year, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, predicted that it may take Microsoft up to five years to get into the music player business with Zune. He must have based that premise on the rise of iPod.
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By: Stan Beer
Earlier this year, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, predicted that it may take Microsoft up to five years to get into the music player business with Zune. He must have based that premise on the rise of iPod.
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iPod virus stoush signals Microsoft fear of Apple
By: Stan Beer
The heated interchange between Apple and Microsoft over a Windows virus that shipped with some iPods since mid-September has provided the marketplace with a clear sign that Apple's star is on the rise and that Microsoft knows it.
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By: Stan Beer
The heated interchange between Apple and Microsoft over a Windows virus that shipped with some iPods since mid-September has provided the marketplace with a clear sign that Apple's star is on the rise and that Microsoft knows it.
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Video-hungry users could push Net to brink: Nortel
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
TORONTO (Reuters) - Soaring demand for games, video and music will stretch the Internet to its limits, Canada's Nortel Networks Corp. says, and it expects service providers will make big investments in its technology to avoid a crunch.
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Apple's Jobs doesn't see threats to iPod: report
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) doesn't expect the iPod media player to be hurt by Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Zune, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a magazine interview.
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Jobs says Zune will lose its lovers
By: Stan Beer
On the fifth anniversary of the release of iPod, Apple's founding CEO Steve Jobs has dismissed Microsoft's upcoming competitor Zune flippantly, saying its music sharing technology is too slow. In the Newsweek interview with Steven Levy, Jobs also explained how Apple convinced music companies to open their warehouses to iTunes and not to raise prices.
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By: Stan Beer
On the fifth anniversary of the release of iPod, Apple's founding CEO Steve Jobs has dismissed Microsoft's upcoming competitor Zune flippantly, saying its music sharing technology is too slow. In the Newsweek interview with Steven Levy, Jobs also explained how Apple convinced music companies to open their warehouses to iTunes and not to raise prices.
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Sony says developing video Walkman
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) said on Thursday it is developing a video-capable Walkman, playing catch-up with Apple Computer Inc.'s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) market-leading iPod.
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Ballmer sees Google, Apple and open source as main competitors
By: Stan Beer
In an exceptionally frank interview with BusinessWeek, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed himself to be on unsteady ground when it came to valuing the new Web 2.0 companies. However, he was crystal clear on where Microsoft can expect to get serious competition.
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By: Stan Beer
In an exceptionally frank interview with BusinessWeek, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed himself to be on unsteady ground when it came to valuing the new Web 2.0 companies. However, he was crystal clear on where Microsoft can expect to get serious competition.
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Real, Best Buy do the Sansa with Sandisk
By: Stan Beer
Consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy has entered the crowded portable music player fray, teaming up with Sansa player manufacturer Sandisk and RealNetworks for its Rhapsody 4.0 player software and subscription service.
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By: Stan Beer
Consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy has entered the crowded portable music player fray, teaming up with Sansa player manufacturer Sandisk and RealNetworks for its Rhapsody 4.0 player software and subscription service.
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Is Zune really targeting iPod?
By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has had to sacrifice a lot to bring Zune to market. Some analysts say that it has even gone to the point of sacrificing profits once again to win marketshare. The question is does Microsoft really believe it can win marketshare off Apple in the music player space?
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By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has had to sacrifice a lot to bring Zune to market. Some analysts say that it has even gone to the point of sacrificing profits once again to win marketshare. The question is does Microsoft really believe it can win marketshare off Apple in the music player space?
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