Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod
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Almost any iPod owner will tell the same  story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any  alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts -- and  pockets -- of the vast majority who still have no MP3 player.
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Back in May, a Microsoft executive said it would be &quot;perfectly feasible&quot; for Microsoft&#39;s Windows Mobile software to run on a PalmOne handheld device or smartphone, now that the company formerly known as Palm is separated into two companies, one for
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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 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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U.S. software giant Microsoft  is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.
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Apple&#39;s splashy digital music player has emboldened Microsoft and other technology titans to move quickly to the next frontier in portable entertainment: the video iPod, so to speak.
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Microsoft has decided to drop the price of the Zune in an effort to spur sales, while indicating it hadn't completely ruled out a Zune phone. Effective Wednesday, the price of Microsoft's competitor to the iPod is now $199 USD.
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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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Microsoft Corp. is no longer an also-ran in the market for handheld computer software. For the last three months, gadgets running the software giant&#39;s Windows Mobile operating system outsold
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LAS VEGAS - Microsoft is gradually phasing out its Pocket PC and Smartphone brands in favor of an overarching Windows Mobile brand, a company representative said Thursday.
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US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.
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Top cell phone maker Nokia   is introducing an upgraded version of a  wireless multimedia device without a phone, the company said on  Wednesday, as it takes aim at Apple Inc's iPod Touch.
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Microsoft's new MP3 player has a lot going against it, even without the iPod around. It's not cool, the DRM will be a pain and wireless sharing is just another way for people to lie to strangers. Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O 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   AAPL.O dominant iPod with a device of its own.
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Apple iTunes has even more competition on their hands. HMV has joined hands with Appleâs primary challenger in the digital music stores market Microsoft.
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Microsoft  will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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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.