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R.I.P. MSN Direct: 2004-2012
blog.seattlepi.com - 10/28/2009
R.I.P. MSN Direct: 2004-2012
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MSN Direct, the real-time data-transmission service from Microsoft, will be discontinued on Jan. 1, 2012, the company announced Tuesday. Using FM radio signals, MSN Direct sends traffic information, weather updates, gas prices, movie times and more to devices such as Garmin GPS gadgets.
msndirect.com - 10/28/2009
MSN Direct Support
— msndirect.com — MSN Direct service will be available only until January 1, 2012. Customers can continue to enjoy the... full benefits of MSN Direct, along with service and support, up until that date. Pro-rated refunds for unused portions of existing One-Time Payment ... (more) MSN Direct Support

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Microsoft starts selling PCs online
news.cnet.com - 10/22/2009
Microsoft starts selling PCs online
— news.cnet.com — (Credit: CNET News) NEW YORK--In a surprise move, Microsoft has started selling computers and third-party software via... its online store. It's part of a broader push to try to give Windows the kind of lift that Apple has gotten from its ... (more) Microsoft starts selling PCs online

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/28/2009
Microsoft to shut down MSN Direct traffic service for GPS
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Microsoft is killing its MSN Direct subscription service that provided real-time traffic information, plus weather, stock quotes... and local gas prices to car GPS navigators. But not for a while -- the company said the service would shut off Jan. 1, ... (more) Microsoft to shut down MSN Direct traffic service for GPS

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MSN Direct to End Service Jan 1, 2012 — Bink.nu
MSN Direct, the service that offers traffic, weather, movie times and more to some GPS units, including Garmin Nuvi 780 , 880, 885, will go dark on January 1, 2012. The announcement was made with the backdrop of other technologies coming forward, namely the slow promising crawl of broadband ...