mediabistro.com - 11/18/2008
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Microsoft tweaks the Zune pricing a bit for the holidays. They're only changing the flash devices. HD Zune price will stay the same. The 16gb flash will drop to $179, the 8gb will go to $139 and the 4gb now hits $99. Nice prices but will they be enough to drive market share?
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on10.net - 11/13/2008
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on10.net —
Since the announcement of the upcoming Microsoft Office
Web Applications at this year’s PDC, there has been...
a lot of excitement about this new service which will allow for creating, editing, collaborating, and sharing documents using the web. ...
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Microsoft Office Web Applications: Your Burning ...
cnbc.com - 11/25/2008
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cnbc.com —
I'm hearing from a good source that Microsoft
is ready to give a major facelift to the...
company's Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company. My source says that the new device falls under the codename ...
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Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone? ...
news.cnet.com - 11/18/2008
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news.cnet.com —
With the economy tanking and the holidays looming,
Microsoft is hoping to salvage some Zune sales by...
chopping prices. (Credit: Microsoft) The software maker plans to announce on Wednesday a price cut for its flash-based models. The 4GB ...
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Microsoft chopping Zune prices
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Zune news: new firmware and lower pricing
jkOnTheRun —
... and waiting for Zune owners according to Zune Thoughts: version 3.1 adds new games and feature enhancements. Once you update, you'll see Checkers, the ever-popular and maddeningly addictive SuDoKu, and Space Battle. Also included is an update to Texas Hold 'em which adds multi-player support. I'm staying away from that because of a time-sucking similar game I'm using on my iPhone all too frequently... more on that some other time.
The flash-based Zune players are also getting a break in the MSRP department per Mobile Devices Today:
4GB = $99 ...
Microsoft Cuts Zune Pricing, Won't Help
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Microsoft is cutting pricing on its Zune MP3 player, which hasn't done much to disrupt Apple's (AAPL) market-leading iPod. The new price tags, according to MobileDevicesToday: ...
Zune prices lowered by $20. Stores not bracing for sellouts
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Microsoft lowers the price of Zunes by $20. Sorry if we didn't hear about this earlier, it was under our radar. Here's the new lineup vs. the nano equivalent: ...
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