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We have a broader vision than just selling MP3 players, we are thinking about more connected entertainment experiences driven by the Zune software and services for not only Zune device owners but other ‘tuners’ as well. This vision requires continued investment in the business as we grow the capabilities of what the service needs to do for other screens and devices.
– Zune spokesman Adam Sohn says that, despite what you might think, Microsoft’s in the Zune business for the long term. ...
Linkpost | 1.26.2009
TechBlog —
Linkpost | 1.25.2009 | Main January 26, 2009 Linkpost | 1.26.2009 • Windows 7: the untold story of how the enterprise gets snubbed - There's not much in for the enterprise, and what there is may require use of the latest version of Windows Server. • Multiple Windows 7 versions coming? Say it ain't so! - Actually, that looks about right. Sadly. • Microsoft's Zune: $100 Million Sales Drop Plus Layoffs Equals Questions • RSS-powered Windows 7 desktop slideshows - Long Zheng shows how to use photo feeds to add content for Win7 ...
Around the Web 1.26.09: Sprints laying off 8,000, Twitter raising cash, USC saving Holocaust memories
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... -- USC's Shoah Foundation is racing against time to preserve Holocaust memories before the videotapes holding them decay. LAT
-- Larry Magid remembers writing his first review (it was for the L.A. Times) of the original Macintosh computer 25 years ago. He's struck by how influential Apple and Steve Jobs were then -- and still is today. Mercury News
-- Sales of Microsoft's Zune player are tanking. PaidContent.org
-- Craig Barrett, Intel's retiring chairman, will leave ...
Microsoft "committed" to the Zune despite plunging sales
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... If cats have nine lives, the Zune must be on its tenth or eleventh by now. Latest example: Zune revenue took a 54 percent swan dive last quarter, yet Microsoft—which is in the midst of slashing 5,000 jobs, mind you—seems determined to keep its stalled MP3 player around. PaidContent.org dug up Microsoft's latest quarterly filings and found that Zune revenue plummeted $100 milllion—a devastating 54 percent drop "reflecting a decrease in device sales," according to the company's 10-Q filing. As PaidContent notes, dismal numbers like those—in times like these—are usually the ...
Will Microsoft's Latest Efforts Be Enough To Keep Windows Mobile Relevant?
mocoNews —
... it announced last week (as well as poor Zune sales)—even though it is unclear if any of them occurred in the Windows Mobile division. The question is: will the company's efforts going forward be enough to lead Windows Mobile back to a position of growth? ...
Microsoft Zune Takes a Big Recession Hit
Gearlog —
... But Microsoft insisted that it's not abandoning the plucky little DAP. "Zune is committed and on track to deliver against our current product roadmap, and [we] are as focused as ever on providing great software and content-powered experiences to help bring our connected entertainment vision to life," spokesman Adam Sohn told Paid Content. ...
Top Headlines Of The Week From paidContent.org, paidContent:UK And contentSutra
mocoNews —
... From AOL's Falco: 10 Percent Staff Cut, International Re-Org, No Merit Raises —Interview: CN Digital President Sarah Chubb: Print And Digital Combo Gets Us Ready For Better Times —CBS Interactive Sees Opportunity In The Downturn; Launching MoneyWatch.com (Yes, It Sounds Familiar) —Yahoo Earnings Call: Bartz Disputes Notion Of A Distracted Company; 'Not Here To Sell' Yahoo —Earnings: NYTCo Swung To Loss In '08; Q4 Profit Drops 47 Percent —Microsoft's Zune: $100 Million Sales Drop Plus Layoffs Equals Questions
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