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Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune?
theiphoneblog.com - 8/14/2009
Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune?
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Has Microsoft been approaching successful iPhone developers, offering “a bucket of money” for them to port their popular apps over to the new Zune HD platform? That’s what Daring Fireball is hearing: I got an email from the developer of an iPhone Twitter client. He ...
daringfireball.net - 8/14/2009
★ Zune Apps
— daringfireball.net — It ends up third-party apps *are* on Microsoft's agenda for the Zune HD, and they're attempting to... court at least some successful indie iPhone developers to port their apps to the Zune. (more) ★ Zune Apps

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Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete with Android and iPhone, say handset makers
digitimes.com - 8/19/2009
Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete with Android and iPhone, say handset makers
— digitimes.com — Microsoft plans to adopt a dual platform strategy to promote its Windows Mobile OS (operating system) so... as to take aims at both Android- and iPhone-based platforms, according to sources at Taiwan handset makers. (more) Microsoft to adopt dual-platform strategy to compete ...

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Microsoft Retail Stores: We’re hiring!
microsoftjobsblog.com - 8/21/2009
Microsoft Retail Stores: We’re hiring!
— microsoftjobsblog.com — You may have heard about our plans to open Microsoft retail stores in cities around the world... . Well, I know a lot of you have heard because the JobsBloggers have been getting peppered with questions. :) We’ve recently announced our ... (more) Microsoft Retail Stores: We’re hiring!

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Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune?
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UPDATED: Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune?
The Free iPhone Blog — UPDATE: XNA Game Studio is the Zune SDK? B’okay… Has Microsoft been approaching successful iPhone developers, offering “a bucket of money” for them to port their popular apps over to the new Zune HD platform? That’s what Daring Fireball is hearing: I got an email from the developer of an iPhone Twitter client. He was contacted by Microsoft a few months ago, with an offer to port his app to the Zune in exchange for “a bucket of money”. He turned them down, … Read the rest here: UPDATED: Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers “Buckets of Money” to go Zune? ...

iPhone devs offered cash to code for the Zune HD?
Engadget — ... money," though he ultimately declined the offer. Details beyond that fact are scarce, though apparently this dev is "certain" the offer was for the Zune. We won't argue for the benefits of having your application on two high-profile devices (clearly a personal decision), but it is extremely encouraging to hear that Microsoft sees the need to bring more than just basic functionality to a device like the Zune HD. Now, it's just a question of how smartly they go about it. [Via The iPhone Blog] Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video iPhone ...

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