techflash.com - 9/15/2009
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One of Microsoft's big bets when it decided to challenge Apple's iPod in 2006 was a feature known as Zune-to-Zune wireless sharing -- or "squirting," as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dubbed it . People could use the built-in Wi-Fi to send a full song to another Zune device nearby, for as many as ...
loopinsight.com - 9/21/2009
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loopinsight.com —
Microsoft is beginning looking to Apple for more
than just inspiration for its retail stores, the company...
is now also starting to hire away its retail employees. People that have spoken to The Loop on condition of anonymity confirm that Microsoft has ...
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Microsoft poaching Apple store managers and sales staff
macrumors.com - 9/22/2009
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macrumors.com —
The Loop reports that Microsoft, which is preparing
to open the first of its retail stores, has...
been contacting Apple retail store managers and attempting to lure them away with increased salaries to run its own stores. People that ha...
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Microsoft Attempting to Lure Away Apple Retail Store Staff?
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 9/15/2009
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Microsoft Zune Team Launches Latest Exercise in Futility
Digital Daily —
Microsoft brought it’s not-so-anxiously-awaited Zune HD to market today. With its touchscreen, Wi-Fi capability and high-definition video output, the device is intended as an answer to the iPod touch, though it lacks the application marketplace that helped make Apple’s device so popular.
And it’s not going to be getting one anytime soon, either, despite rumors that Microsoft is working on one and courting developers to port their iPhone apps over to it. Which is not to say that the company isn’t building an answer to Apple’s App Store–it is. Redmond is just building it for Windows Mobile, not Zune.
“We’re trying to get out of the business ...
Opinion: Zune HD is no iPod killer
Macworld —
... 32GB iPod touch, which now costs $299. But will $10 be enough to convince you to chose a Zune HD over an iPod touch? Hardware-wise, there are not many differences between the two players, but I have to give to the Zune HD for the built-in HD radio receiver and the HD video compatibility, though only via the dock which is sold separately. Although it might have the hardware edge over the iPod touch , with the features mentioned and the crisp OLED display, Microsoft just committed a grave error with the Zune HD: there won’t be a full-fledged app store for the Zune ...
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Microsoft's Zune HD Rolls Out Today
modmyi.com 9/15/2009 —
Image via Gadget Review
Today is the moment of truth for Zune. This morning, Microsoft formally launches a "slimmer, revamped version" of its Zune handheld music and video player.
In a solid attempted to take a bite out of the iPod market share, the touch-screen Zune HD - complete ...
★ Zune Apps
daringfireball.net 8/14/2009 — 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.
Microsoft Zune HD Now Official
itechnews.net 5/27/2009 —
Microsoft made its Zune HD portable media player official and the touchscreen player will be available starting this fall. The Zune HD, set to challenge Apple’s iPod touch , features a 3.3-inch 480×272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display and HD Radio receiver. The player will come ...
Microsoft Must Make More Apps For The iPhone
businessinsider.com 9/30/2009 —
Apple's iPhone has quickly become the world's most important mobile software platform. It's time for Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, to take it more seriously.
Read the rest of this story » See Also: Microsoft's Mobile ...
The Competition: Microsoft Releases the Zune HD
theiphoneblog.com 9/15/2009 —
So, today’s the day. Everyone who works for Microsoft is up bright and early, on their way to lineup at their local Microsoft Store for a chance to scoop up a brand new, shiny Zune HD before they sell out. If you’re in line, shoot ...
It's official: no plans to sell Zune HD outside the US
arstechnica.com 9/11/2009 — Recent whispers across the blogosphere that Microsoft currently has no plans to launch the Zune HD in France prompted us to prod Redmond impatiently for more information. We got it, but we're sad to say you probably won't like it if you live north, ...
Microsoft Zune Going International
gearlog.com 4/8/2009 — Look out world, here comes the Zune. Following on the heels of Twitter-leaked news that Microsoft would be releasing a new version of its MP3 player later this year, Neowin claims to have received confirmation that the player will go on sale in a number of countries outside the US, including ...
From OLED to Tegra: Five Myths of the Zune HD
appleinsider.com 9/15/2009 — Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supporting a mobile-optimized OLED screen, a wildly powerful ...
Did Microsoft Just Announce a Zune Phone on Twitter?
gizmodo.com 5/12/2009 — 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 ...
Microsoft's First Store Opening "Imminent"
modmyi.com 10/17/2009 —
Image via Gearlive.com
Microsoft 's first store is ready to open and it could as early as Monday according to multiple published reports. Phoenix will play host to the first store as the software maker ups the ante in its competitive posturing with Apple.
As Reuters reported this ...
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