Microsoft&#39;s Strategy: Be Apple
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Tuesday, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced a strategy of bringing digital entertainment to users in the home, at the office, or on the go.
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By MAY WONG  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has set the stage for yet another rivalry with Microsoft Corp. by launching a Windows version of its Safari Internet browser and inviting developers to create Web-based programs for its upcoming iPhone.
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SAN JOSE, California Steve Jobs has promised that Apple Computer&#39;s iPod will become &quot;the Walkman of the 21st century,&quot; but for that to happen, Jobs must do what he failed to do in the 1980s: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates, who sees entertainment
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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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Although Apple's combo of iTunes and iPod has proved popular, Microsoft is betting that people want to do more with their music and that they want to be able to move video and pictures around as well.
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The iPod&#39;s importance to Apple, which has in the past been overshadowed by the likes of Microsoft and Dell in the desktop stakes, cannot be underestimated.
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With Microsoft's entrance into the portable music business, Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, must do what he has failed to do in the past: prevail over his old nemesis, Bill Gates.
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Even folks lucky enough to live in caves probably know by now that, thanks to the iPod, Apple Computer Inc. enjoys hands-down supremacy for elegant digital entertainment gear and simple downloads.  So there was little surprise when Apple was the clear favorite over Microsoft Corp.
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The âVar Guyâ at TechIQ Magazine offers âfive reasons why Appleâs retail strategy is crushing the competition this holiday season:â Simplicity, Quality, Integration, Expertise, and Design. As an example, the Var Guy contrasts buying a Windows smartphone with buying an iPhone: âbuy the iPhone (five minute process), link it to your Mac (five minute process), and activate the iPhone online (five minute process), and youâll be wondering why Appleâs approach isnât the norm for the entire cell phone industry.â
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While the debut of the Microsoft music store inevitably conjures up images of Apple and Microsoft going head-to-head for the hearts and wallets of consumers, Microsoft has made it clear that
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Microsoft can change.  Just give it a few more decades.
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Opinion: Michael Gartenberg looks at two upcoming operating system releases. His judgment? Advantage Apple.
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A 1997 memo from the head of Microsoft Corp.'s Mac development group to then-CEO Bill Gates laid out the case for using the Mac version of Office as a bargaining tool against Apple.
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Steve Jobs, Apple&#39;s chief executive, is planning to use the iPod&#39;s phenomenal success as a springboard into the budget computer market.
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By announcing a Windows version of Apple's Safari browser, Steve Jobs uncharacteristically entered a mature market not created or controlled by Apple, writes Mike Elgan.
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SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Seeking to be more competitive with Microsoft Corp...
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A question lobbed by a writer covering this week's D: All Things Digital conference drew a comparison from Steve Jobs between Windows and hell. As for Apple's role as a significant developer in that diorama, ice cubes are involved.