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Microsoft announced Zune Pricing at $249

SEATTLE, Sept. 28 (AP) —The Zune music player from Microsoft looks like an iPod, acts like an iPod and will cost about the same as an iPod. The company said Thursday that it would charge $249.99 for the device, signaling that it is not planning a price war to gain market share.

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Microsoft to launch video service to rival YouTube

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. will start testing on Tuesday an Internet video-sharing service called Soapbox, the software company’s answer to Web sensation YouTube.

Soapbox (http://soapbox.msn.com) is one facet of Microsoft’s strategy to create attractive Internet content to lure away billions of Web advertising dollars from market leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO – news).

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Zune vs. iPod: Will Microsoft Get a Piece of the Apple Pie?

The world is abuzz with Microsoft’s announcement that they’re no longer content to support devices from Iriver and Creative Labs and other partners as they have in the past, and they will now be coming out with their own branded handheld multimedia device for this year’s holiday season — the Zune.

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RealNetworks Launches Rhapsody DNA Platform, Partners with SanDisk on a Groundbreaking New Experience for Sansa e200 MP3 Players

RealNetworks Launches Rhapsody DNA Platform, Partners with SanDisk on a Groundbreaking New Experience for Sansa e200 MP3 Players
Monday September 18, 8:30 am ET

 

New Technology Platform Enables Seamless End-to-End Rhapsody Music Experiences on Consumer Electronics Devices

 

SEATTLE and MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK – News) today announced the launch of Rhapsody® DNA, [...]

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Microsoft Formally Unveils Zune Player

Microsoft Corp. unveiled details of its first Zune digital media player, which it hopes to have in stores this holiday season to challenge Apple Computer Inc.’s popular iPod players.

The Zune will come in white, brown and black versions

The Redmond, Wash., giant said its Zune player will be available in three colors – [...]

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