Microsoft pushes online music entry
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In a bid to dethrone Apple Computer as the king of the online music market, Microsoft formally launched its own service Tuesday. Microsoft&#39;s MSN Music service virtually mirrors
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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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The software giant quietly raised the curtain for its MSN Music Web site, which offers song downloads for 99 cents. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday.
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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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Microsoft&#39;s online music store, known as MSN Music store, is being hailed as the most capable competitor to the iTunes Music Store of California&#39;s Apple.
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Microsoft Corp. confirmed Friday it's working on music and entertainment products that are expected to compete with Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service.
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'Ignition' will launch a blitz of musical artists across MSN, Xbox Live, and Zune.
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HMV is to develop a digital downloading service with software giant Microsoft, tapping into demand for online music. The applications, which the music store chain hopes to launch in the
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$160m cash purchase to propel digital music market entry
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The noise that surrounded Microsoft&#39;s (MSFT:Nasdaq - news - research) launch of MSN Music last week underscores the opportunities many investors see in the online music market now dominated by Apple Computer (AAPL:Nasdaq - news - research).
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Cue the music: Microsoft has officially thrown its headphones into the ring in the contest to bring legal music downloads to the masses. -washingtonpost.com
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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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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. MSFT.O said on   Thursday the ability to share music through wireless   connectivity is a key element for its new "Zune" portable media   player to win over consumers from Apple's market-leading iPod.
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MSN, Microsoft Corp.'s Web portal,  said on Tuesday it will make a big push to stream live concerts  to its users after signing an exclusive global partnership with  Control Room, the company behind the web broadcast of last  year's Live 8 event.
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CHICAGO _ Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that its Zune digital music player will allow users to share music with each other.
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Microsoft&#39;s MSN division is expected to finally enter the music business this week with a public beta of its new online music service.