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Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users
Bink.nu —
... be a number of Apple iPod/iPhone users who might prefer a music subscription service over a pay-per-song one. (And one that’s better than Rhapsody.) Given the problems many iTunes users have trying to run iTunes on Windows, maybe they’d be interested in using the Zune software on their Windows PCs, even if they are iPod/iPhone users. “We are evaluating a lot of options in terms of platforms,” Pinero confirmed, when I asked about this scenario. Full Story at All About Microsoft ...
Microsoft: There's Still a Sliver of Hope For Zune On Apple Products [Zune]
Gizmodo —
... this fine afternoon: a Microsoft rep just told Mary Jo Foley that the company is mulling "port[ing] the Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple's." Hey, yes! Do that! ...
Microsoft Considering Bringing Zune Software To The Mac
Podcasting News —
... Microsoft is considering bringing the Zune software to Apple’s Macintosh OS X, according to an article at via ZDNet: ...
Zune services headed for mobile phones next, no timeline in place yet
Engadget —
... Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet is reporting some interesting tidbits of information she gleaned from the Microsoft Open House today. Foley spoke with Jose Pinero (Director of Communications for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music Business), who confirmed that Zune's next ...
Zune services headed for mobile phones next, no timeline in place yet
Engadget Mobile —
... Mary Jo Foley over at ZDNet is reporting some interesting tidbits of information she gleaned from the Microsoft Open House today. Foley spoke with Jose Pinero (Director of Communications for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music Business), who confirmed that Zune's next ...
Zune could head to Mobile Phones in Future
Phones Review —
... Some interesting info has been garnered from the Microsoft Open House by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley when she talked with the director of communications for Microsoft TV, Video and Music business, Jose Pinero, reports ...
Zune & Zune Pass could see Apple compatibility; WinMo phones next
SlashGear —
... was that Microsoft don’t offer a version of their desktop management software for Mac, thus giving Apple users another good reason to stick with the iPod. That might change, though, says Mary-Jo Foley, who has been talking to Microsoft’s director of communications for the TV, Video and Music Business, Jose Pinero. According to Pinero, Microsoft are considering porting the Zune software and services to various non-Windows platforms, one of which would be OS X. ...
Linkpost | 10.7.2009
TechBlog —
... according to a study Google conducted of the RAM in its servers. • doubleTwist Unveils An Alternative To The iTunes Music Store, Powered By Amazon MP3 - Frames AmazonMP3 in a Mac application that looks suspiciously like iTunes. • VMware Introduces VMware Fusion 3 for Mac OS X - It's the first virtualization software to support the Aero interface in Windows 7 and Vista. • A Majority of Companies Prohibit Social Networking on the Job, CIO Survey Reveals • Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users - Would you consider using ...
Microsoft Porting Zune Software to Other Platforms — Maybe iPhone?
The iPhone Blog —
... ZDnet is reporting that Microsoft has plans to port their Zune software over to other platforms… and that means rumors of Zune on iPhone. ...
Microsoft Considering Zune Service for Apple Devices
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
... "We are evaluating a lot of options in terms of platforms," Jose Pinero, Director of Communications for Microsoft's TV, Video, and Music Business told ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley when asked point blank about the possibility of Zune running on Apple devices. "Zune is a music and video service from Microsoft. Period." ...
Zune software on a Mac? Why not?
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Execs for Microsoft are reportedly mulling the idea of porting Zune services and software to other platforms, including the Mac. Who's to say if they actually will, but if you ask me, they should. Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet asked a spokesman for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music division recently if there was any thought of bringing the Zune's software and services to platforms other than Windows: Linux, say, or hey, maybe even the Mac. MS exec Jose Pinero stopped well short of confirming that the Zune client will, indeed, be going the Apple way, but he didn't laugh Foley out of ...
Wait a minute: Maybe Microsoft is making the Zune software for Mac after all?
CrunchGear —
... The deal is that Microsoft is “evaluating a lot of options in terms of platforms.” So it told ZDNet at some sort of open house it hosted yesterday. (I was gonna go, but I stayed home and watched ...
Microsoft considers extending Zune services to Apple users
AppleInsider —
... Published: 12:55 PM EST Some services currently exclusive to Microsoft's Zune platform, such as subscription music downloads, could be extended to Apple products like the iPod in the future, a new report has suggested. Jose Pinero, director of communications for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music Business, told Mary-Jo Foley of ZDNet that his company is considering whether to port Zune software and services to other platforms, like those offered by Apple. In addition to the Zune HD hardware, Microsoft also creates accompanying software for purchasing and playback of music, as ...
Microsoft mulling bringing Zune services to Mac—maybe
Infinite Loop —
... Microsoft's Director of Communications for Microsoft’s TV, Video and Music Business Jose Pinero confirmed to ZDNet this week that the company was mulling over whether to bring Zune services to a number of platforms, including the Mac. This, of course, doesn't mean it's happening anytime soon—"We are evaluating a lot of options in terms of platforms," Pinero said. The company has been working on ...
Microsoft To Bring Zune Services To Mac?
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... Could Microsoft be bringing their Windows-loving Zune services to the Mac? ZDNet reports that the company is currently contemplating the idea. According to the article and to Microsoft's Director of Communications, Jose Pinero, they are considering whether or not to port their Zune software and service to other devices/platforms, including Apple. ...
Microsoft might open Zune services to Apple users
The Microsoft Blog —
Microsoft is considering opening up its Zune media services to Apple iPod and iPhone users, potentially attracting people who would rather pay for music on a subscription basis, a Microsoft spokesman told ZDNet . [image] Actually, it's not just Apple. Jose Pinero, director of communications for Microsoft's TV, Video and Music Business, told ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley that Microsoft might open up Zune services to several other platforms. "Might" is the operative word there nothing is guaranteed. Along with the ...
Microsoft Considers Zune On the Mac and Apple Should Offer iTunes Subscriptions
TheAppleBlog —
... Mary Jo Foley reports on her ZDnet blog that Microsoft is seriously considering making Zune services, such as the subscription-based Zune Pass, available to other platforms — and that includes Apple’s very own Mac OS X. ...
