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Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
blog.wired.com - 1/13/2009
Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
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Several publications have taken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's assertion that software is a big part of Zune's future to mean that Microsoft plans to abandon Zune hardware. But a spokesman says Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune, although it will consider developing the service for ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The maker of Windows Mobile wants fewer, better devices.... (more) Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows

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Microsoft Releases Tag, Its Second iPhone Application
techcrunch.com - 1/8/2009
Microsoft Releases Tag, Its Second iPhone Application
— techcrunch.com — At CES, Microsoft has introduced its second iPhone app after dipping its toe with the release of... Seadragon Mobile last month. The name of the application is Microsoft Tag , and it enables users to instantly access mobile content, videos, music, ... (more) Microsoft Releases Tag, Its Second iPhone Application

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zuneinsider.com - 1/11/2009
a note on the zune buzz
— zuneinsider.com — There's been a lot of speculation today about some comments made about Zune in the Financial Times.  Since... Cesar is on his way down to Vegas for CES, I wanted to jump in with a little context... We've been saying for some time that ... (more) a note on the zune buzz

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Silicon Alley Insider:  Microsoft 'Deeply Committed' To Crash-Prone Poorly-Selling Zune Hardware (MSFT)

D' Technology Weblog:  Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune hardware, embrace other platforms

Gizmodo:  Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long For This World [Zune]

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Microsoft 'Deeply Committed' To Crash-Prone Poorly-Selling Zune Hardware (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... Wired: [Adam Sohn, head of Microsoft's Zune marketing division] clarified, "we're not getting out of the hardware business at all," adding that Microsoft is "deeply committed" to continuing to its Zune hardware strategy. ...

Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune hardware, embrace other platforms
D' Technology Weblog — Several publications have taken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s assertion that software is a big part of Zune’s future to mean that Microsoft plans to abandon Zune hardware. But a spokesman says Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune, although it will consider developing the service for third-party mobile platforms. Full Article ...

Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long For This World [Zune]
Gizmodo — Steve Ballmer's recent statements about the Zune seemed to imply that it didn't have much of a future as a hardware product. Microsoft has responded to such suspicions: "Poppycock! Codswallop! FLAPDOODLE!" Well, the actual response was a little less Victorian (as reported by Wired Epicenter): "Basically, what happened last week, Steve [Ballmer] said a couple of things about the category," said Adam Sohn, head of Microsoft's Zune marketing division, causing speculation that Microsoft would stop making Zunes. However, he clarified, ...

Linkpost | 1.13.2009
TechBlog — ... - Sing a tune, and Songsmith will generate arrangements for it. • Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms - You might see the Zune software in mobile phones. • ...

Linkpost | 1.14.2009
TechBlog — ... - Sing a tune, and Songsmith will generate arrangements for it. • Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms - You might see the Zune software in mobile phones. • ...

Microsoft: Reports of Zune's death greatly exaggerated
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... The still-struggling Zune—hardware and all—isn't going anywhere, Microsoft execs told Wired this week, despite some recent speculation to the contrary. A Zune spokesman told Wired blogger (and my former colleague at CNET) Eliot Van Buskirk that "we're not getting out of the hardware business at all," and that Microsoft remains "deeply committed" to the Zune—and yes, that includes the boxy HDD- and flash-based hardware players. Speculation about the Zune spiked after ...

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Microsoft should exit the Zune business — CNET News.com 1/13/2009
Microsoft should kill the Zune. It's just not in its enterprise software DNA. There are ways to get into the music business without trying to beat Apple at its own game.