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Microsoft's latest ad: iTunes and the iPod are crazy expensive
Microsoft's latest ad: iTunes and the iPod are crazy expensive
We've been wondering when we'd see the next Laptop Hunters ad from Microsoft, but it looks like the company's throwing a change-up: its latest 30-second spot features Wes Moss, Certified Financial Planner, explaining that iTunes "costs a lot" while Zune Pass "costs a little." The argument, ...
Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes
Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes
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 ... (more) Microsoft's next Apple price attack: Zune Pass vs iTunes
Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?
Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?
blogs.zdnet.com — While rumors about what is/isn't part of the next Zunes and "Pink" phones swirl, I figured I'd add a few more tidbits that I've been hoarding. First up: A list of what may or may not be the final specs for the Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1. (more) Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?
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computerworld.com — Windows 7 on track for August RTM, October sales Microsoft is on track to wrap up Windows 7 and ship it to computer makers in August, a company executive said today. Windows 7 RC's 'free' reign to end with auto-shutdowns As it did with Windows Vista's ... (more) Continuing Coverage: Microsoft Windows 7 -- Vista Reloaded
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Microsoft's Latest Ad Is Dumb: iPods Cost $30,000 to Fill Up [Zune]
Gizmodo — ... Zunepass's 10 free songs a month is a legitimately brilliant stroke. This throws away everything that's great about Zune for some stupid price argument that's going to sway precisely nobody, since everybody downloads music illegally anyway. How about just telling people what's great about Zune? That's what Apple does, and it seems to be working pretty well. (To clarify, I'm talking about the iPhone commercials.) [YouTube via Ars via Engadget] ...

Microsoft's Latest Dumb Ad: iPods Cost $30,000 to Fill Up [Zune]
Gizmodo — ... right—better than iTunes in many ways for music lovers—and Zunepass's 10 free songs a month is a legitimately brilliant stroke. This throws away everything that's great about Zune for some stupid price argument that's going to sway precisely nobody, since everybody downloads music illegally anyway. How about just telling people what's great about Zune? That's what Apple does, and it seems to be working pretty well. [YouTube via Ars via Engadget]] ...

Latest Zune Commercial Claims It Costs $30,000 to Fill An iPod [SNAKEOIL]
Cult of Mac — ... for Zune ownership? See, it’s like this: iPods, though they’re really cool, cost money to get music on them! So you should pay a $15 monthly subscription for Zune music, which is basically free! You can trust me — I’m a financial planner. People in finance have never misled anyone! APPLE BLOGGER: I had a music collection long before the iPod existed, dumbass. And who on earth owns an iPod classic these days? YouTube via Ars via Engadget via Giz This article is copyright Cultomedia Corp.

Microsoft: iTunes is too spendy
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple — ... it to be portable, and to have in the car, so I rip the music in iTunes, and it costs me nothing additional to have about 500 CDs at my beck and call. ... I give Microsoft props for trying. It keeps the Apple fans riled up and on their toes, and certainly choice is a wonderful thing in consumer electronics. more Nilay Patel tells us what we really want to know : If Wes looks familiar it's because he was a contestant on Donald Trump's The Apprentice. He was fired. more And finally... Get IT Blogwatch every day: subscribe to the Computerworld Blogs ...

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News: Microsoft Zune ad claims $30,000 cost to fill iPodiLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond
Microsoft has posted a new Zune advertisement to YouTube, comparing the cost of the company’s Zune Pass subscription service to iTunes. Starring “Certified Financial Planner” Wes Moss, the ad goes on to suggest that it costs $30,000 to fill an iPod—with a black iPod classic shown as an ...