Microsoft's Zune may nudge into upgrade market, survey says
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Microsoft Corp.  may have  an opening with its recently launched Zune digital music player  to gain market share against the iPod, as a Reuters survey  showed that among consumers expressing interest in the Zune 35  percent of them were upgrading from an existing player.
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It's not just about Apple's music players. Microsoft's Zune player also got a little less expensive today.
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Microsoft's Zune will have to work very hard to unseat the dominance of Apple's iPod and iTunes say industry experts.
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REVIEW Ed Oswald sits down to play with Microsoft's Zune, and finds along the way the same problems that have plagued the Redmond company all along in the digital music business. But do these issues hold back the Zune or does Apple finally have some real competition?
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REDMOND, Washington  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O   unveiled on Thursday its new "Zune" portable media player,   hoping its ability to share music wirelessly can win over   consumers despite its late entry five years after Apple's   market-dominating iPod.
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As first confirmed by BetaNews earlier this month, Microsoft said Thursday that it would match the price of Apple's 30GB iPod, and lower the price of its Zune portable music device to $249.99 USD. Zune goes on sale November 14.
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After some initial market interest, sales of Microsoft's new Zune media player cooled off, but the company still predicts success.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price  matching Apple Computer Inc.'s  market-leading iPod  and, as a result, lose money this holiday season.
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Microsoft's new Zune media player has some features that will distinguish it from Apple's market-leading iPod, analysts said. But whether it's cool enough to rule is an open question.
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Microsoft says it expects to sell more than one million Zune music players by the end of June 2007.
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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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newsmaker There's still a lot Microsoft wants to do with Windows, and it has its work cut out with Zune,  CEO says.
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While overall sales may not be all that impressive, there is still a rabid enthusiast community looking to snag some 100 special edition pink-colored Microsoft Zunes, which have begun appearing on eBay.
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Microsoft said that Toshiba would make the Zune portable media player, MicrosoftÂs answer to the iPod from Apple Computer.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on Tuesday  it sees plenty of room for growth in the digital music player  market as the company tries to dislodge Apple Computer Inc.'s   dominant iPod with a device of its own.
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Microsoft says its Zune music player will cost $249.99 in the US when it goes on sale on 14 November.
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Microsoft Corp. is preparing to roll out a portable digital music player later this year, an apparent bid to capture a slice of the market now dominated by the iPod, music industry executives said Thursday.