neowin.net - 5/12/2009
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Microsoft is heating up the Zune advertising and is hinting at June for a "new product launch". We've had the hints that a new Zune, namely the Zune HD , could be surfacing this year but an interesting twitter update from the Microsoft Office 2010 team points towards June being the ...
arstechnica.com - 5/11/2009
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arstechnica.com —
Microsoft's Laptop Hunter ads ( one , two
, three , and four ) must be doing
quite well, because what Microsoft started off as a price attack on Macs seems to have transcended over to the online music store business. Sure, Microsoft ...
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Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes
blogs.zdnet.com - 5/12/2009
gizmodo.com - 5/12/2009
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gizmodo.com —
The blogs are buzzing over some tweets from
a Twitter account run by the Office 2010 team,
noting what looks like the outright announcement of a Zune phone . Something doesn't feel right. First, the tweets : June 2009 will be an important month for ...
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Did Microsoft Just Announce a Zune Phone on Twitter?
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Coming In June: ZuneHD … Or A Zune-Specific Phone?
TechCrunch —
... to come!”
Right after that one, there was another cryptic one about Zune, of which I’m not entirely sure what it has to do with Office exactly. It read: “June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers”, and was followed by another one that asked some people who expressed interest on Twitter that it concerns a ‘new product launch’ and that they should ‘hold off from buying an iPhone or Palm Pre’.
Neowin is considering this to be either a hint for a new (HD) version of ...
Microsoft Tries To Save Zune By Calling iTunes A Ripoff
Silicon Alley Insider —
Microsoft (MSFT) is supposedly preparing a new "Zune HD" music player for a summer launch. In the meantime, it's continuing its series of price-driven attack ads on Apple (AAPL) products.
This time, Microsoft is promoting the "Zune Pass" music rental service, which lets you download as much music as you want for a $15/month recurring fee. That's more affordable than filling your new iPod with $30,000 worth of iTunes, the commercial states.
Well, okay. But is that the real problem people have with their MP3 players? We doubt anyone is ...
New iPhone 3.0, Palm Pre & Microsoft Zune HD in June
Phones Review —
... Apparently Microsoft is to boost advertising for their Zune and there is a whisper that there could well be a new product launch sometime in June according to a report over on neowin. ...
Related: zune+microsoft+strategy
Microsoft takes aim at the iPod
tuaw.com 5/12/2009 — The paint wasn't even dry on the Laptop Hunter ads and Microsoft is after Apple again, this time with a 30 second TV spot [YouTube link] complaining about the costs of filling an iPod, and what an absolute bargain the Zune Pass is. Claiming that it ...
Is Microsoft About To Multi-Touch A Nerve With Apple? —
TechCrunch
Zune fans (all 12 of you), I have some bad news. There will be no new Zune announcement in June, apparently that was just a mix up on Microsoft’s part linking to the wrong Twitter account. More importantly, it also means there will be no ZunePhone announcement of any kind. But there are ...
Microsoft downplays June device rumor —
Macnn | The Macintosh News Network
Microsoft today tried to dampen expectations fueled by rumors of a phone-related Zune product through a response by Zune team member Brian Seitz. The staffer says that the Twitter account floating the rumors isn't officially run by Microsoft and says not to necessarily trust its information. The ...
Do Burnouts With Your Zune —
Gearlog
It's not often we hear about a car stereo that has built-in Zune integration. But GM continues to surprise lately, with the latest volley being native Zune support for the rip-roaring, tire-shredding 2010 Chevy Camaro. Zune Insider reports that Microsoft recently ran a successful test of the ...
Cheap Geek: Microsoft Zune, Netgear Wireless Router, HP Compaq —
Gearlog
If your idea of an inexpensive date involves downloaded movies and Funyuns, you might be a cheap geek. 1. Yesterday I led off with a deal for a plum-colored camera; today I'm leading with a pink Zune. Why? Because I like pretty colors. Buy.com is selling a 4GB Zune in pink for only $74.99 with ...
Microsoft Office Tweets Hint of Upcoming Zune Phone —
jkOnTheRun
Microsoft is gaming us, that’s apparent with a peek at some tweets posted on the Office 2010 Twitter account . They keep denying they are working on their own phone and ducking rumors about a Zune phone but these tweets are obviously designed to get the rumor mill cranking hot and heavy: ...
New Zune or Windows phone coming in June? —
Gearlog
A bizarre Tweet coming from a new, apparently Microsoft-run account has thrown out the possibility of a new Microsoft Zune coming this June. The Zune may also have cell-phone-like capabilities, even though Microsoft has denied numerous times that they're working on a phone. The two Tweets, from ...