Can Microsoft Beat iTunes With a Store of Its Own?
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Microsoft is now aiming at a market that Apple Computer pioneered more than a year ago with its iTunes online music store.
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Microsoft's music player will hit stores in time for the holidays with an iPod-like price tag. In Gear Factor.
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Microsoft's MSN Music store shouldn't surprise anybody. The company with its own operating system, online service, digital-music format and media software was always the likeliest suspect to launch an online music store.
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again - with a tech rival Thursday, unveiling MSN Music to challenge Apple Computer&#39;s dominant iTunes Music Store. MSN Music debuted with 500,000
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MSN has unveiled MSN Music Store, their pay per download WMP driven system which is predicted to give Apple iTunes, Napster, and RealNetworks a run for their money in the realm of legal music download search.
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Microsoft continues its battle to dominate digital music distribution, with news it plans to make its music services available to mobiles before Apple does.
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Mercury News is reporting that Microsoft is set to quietly launch its MSN online music store as part of Windows Media Player 10. According to analysts given a peek at the store, Microsoft's offering closely matches Apple's iTunes Music Store in design. 130 million Windows users will be prompted to update Media Player, and a button in the upper right corner of the software will lead them to MSN Music. Downloads from the store will be compatible with almost 60 portable music players, according to Microsoft.
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After two weeks of hands-on testing, an iPod freak says Microsoft's music player just might give the Apple gadget a run for its money. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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Microsoft Corp.'s effort to compete against Apple's iPod juggernaut will focus on the idea that people want to be able to easily share music with friends and others.
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Microsoft Corp's. newly launched MSN  Music download service has a long way to go to catch up with  iTunes and other online services, competitors said on Thursday.
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Tycho:  If you would like to know if the iPhone is great, well, it is great.  Worth waiting in line?  There's no question.  Yes, once you realize that iTunes simply doesn't work correctly on 64-bit Vista, and once you agree to eject yourself from your negotiated Business Plan and pay twenty times more, you will be able to see a map that displays nearby sushi.
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If you have an iPod, and plan to install Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, Apple has one word of advice for you: don't. Issues with iTunes 7.0.2 and the next-generation operating system are creating havoc for some users.
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Microsoft Corp. is offering a &quot;preview release&quot; of MSN Music, its answer to Apple&#39;s popular iTunes Music Store. The music download service is available in the United States exclusively for users of the Windows
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The new price of 99 cents per song sold online without copy protection puts Appleâs iTunes store closer in line with its rivals.
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Microsoft will jump into the music-downloading market this week, with the rollout of a new MSN online-music service that will compete with Apple&#39;s iTunes and RealNetworks&#39; Rhapsody.
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Microsoft's newly released music player is the latest in a years-long desire to counter Apple's dominance in the sector.
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As major record labels complete their retreat from digital rights management, Apple's online music store will likely face new competition. Will consumers' love of unrestricted files make a dent in the iTunes Store's popularity?