Microsoft melds music to its Media
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When Microsoft opens its online music store on Thursday, the first song offered should be Dave Brubeck&#39;s &quot;It&#39;s DÃ©jÃ  Vu All Over Again.
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Steve Jobs rolls out new lineup of digital media players.
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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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SOFTWARE giant Microsoft has taken direct aim at Apple Computer with the launch of online download store MSN Music. Apple&#39;s iTunes has been a massive hit in the market place and is designed to complement its iPod digital music player.
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Microsoft Corp. launched a new online  store for music downloads on Wednesday, taking direct aim at  Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iTunes music service.
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SEATTLE -- 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 today unveiled details of its highly anticipated Zune media player in the latest bid to rival Apple's iTunes/iPod combination.
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Hard drive-based audio player will get a new look and a lower price.
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) showed up at the music download party on Wednesday with a music store wrapped around a new version of the Windows Media Player (WMP).
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The software giant's new pay-per-download service offers an easy-to-use interface and above-average sound quality. But some critics wonder if the MSN Music service will foster a widening rift in digital music security standards. By Xeni Jardin.
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Microsoft is set to unveil the latest version of its media playback software on Thursday, giving its partners powerful new tools for selling digital entertainment services even as it launches its own music download store.
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'Ignition' will launch a blitz of musical artists across MSN, Xbox Live, and Zune.
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SAN JOSE, California - Microsoft Corp. has strategically nurtured its Windows Media Player, making it by far the world&#39;s most dominant program for playing digital music and video on computers.
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After trying for years to get the  entertainment industry to use its software to create and  distribute music and video, Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is finally  making headway by being more flexible and accommodating with  its hardware and media partners, analysts said on Friday.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday  unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, along  with an array of new devices and services aimed at capturing  consumer spending on movies, pictures and music.
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Microsoft is looking to take a bite out of Apple&#39;s lion&#39;s share of the digital-music marketplace with three new products that promise to do whatever Apple&#39;s iTunes and iPod can do, and more.
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Microsoft Corp. unveiled the latest version of its entertainment-focused operating system Tuesday, seeking a broader audience on a wider array of computers and stoked by partnerships offering music, movies and even recorded books.