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Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

May 15, 2006 Media Player overhaul, partnership with MTV take aim at dominance of Apple's iTunes and iPod digital music player. Images: Window Media Player 11 TAGS: digital music player, MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, digital music, music player, Windows Media, Apple Computer, beta, media player, jukebox, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, music, Microsoft Windows

Debating iPod's merits at Zune's party

November 10, 2006 Plenty who attended launch party for Microsoft's Zune are iPod owners, although some sounded ready for a change. TAGS: Microsoft Zune, party, digital music player, Apple iPod, song, digital music, Apple Computer, music player, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft seeks Xbox touch for music

June 14, 2005 Software company's top Xbox executive is helping to rethink a music strategy that hasn't shaken Apple's hold on market. TAGS: digital music, Microsoft Xbox, Apple Computer, software company, music player, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft, Apple in iPod patent tussle

August 12, 2005 Music player may be winning in the market, but Microsoft beats its rival in the patent office. TAGS: patent office, patent, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iPod, music player, Microsoft Corp.

HMV taps Microsoft for help with music service

December 22, 2004 And guess whose device will get shut out? That's right--the service will not be compatible with the iPod. TAGS: HMV, digital music, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod

The sights and sounds of online music

August 12, 2005 Microsoft gets the nod from the patent office on user interface concepts for digital music players. Plus: The ring tone's the thing. TAGS: patent office, digital music player, online music, music player, digital music, Apple iPod, cell phone, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

This week in digital music

June 10, 2005 Microsoft keeps trying to catch up with Apple's Computer's dominance of the digital music business. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., digital music, music download, Apple Computer, Roxio, Apple iTunes, song, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod

Microsoft making better music?

May 22, 2006 Software giant is pushing a coordinated approach to take on the iPod. Video: Windows Media Player 11 reviewed TAGS: digital music, critic, Apple Computer, MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, jukebox, approach, iRiver, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, PC, video, operating system

Glaser turns wrath on Apple, Jobs

December 6, 2005 RealNetworks' chief says refusal to make iPod compatible with music services other than iTunes was "pigheadedness." TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., Steve Jobs, digital music, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple Computer, online music, Apple iPod, CEO, song, conference, Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Corp.

MTV, Microsoft a powerful combination, say some

May 17, 2006 Analysts expect MTV's marketing might to help Microsoft reach important demographic as it tries to take on Apple's iTunes and iPod. TAGS: MTV, MTV Networks, digital music player, digital music, music player, jukebox, Windows Media, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., music, media player, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Finding harmony among iPod rivals

November 30, 2005 Push to develop a universal dock that a range of music players can plug into could help loosen Apple's grip. TAGS: music player, Creative Technology Ltd., Sirius, iRiver, Apple Computer, Apple iPod, connector, digital media, Bose, accessory, digital music, standard, Belkin Corp., Nokia Corp., car, Best Buy Co. Inc.

Home electronics giants launch antipiracy strategy

January 19, 2005 Taking aim at Microsoft and Apple, consumer electronics companies say they'll build their own copy protection system. TAGS: rights-management, consumer electronics, InterTrust Technologies, antipiracy, digital-rights management, digital music, Apple Computer, technology company, copy protection, electronics, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., video

Week in review: Microsoft makes nice

October 14, 2005 Microsoft buries the hatchet with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo, but it's unlikely to cool the regulatory heat it's under. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Rob Glaser, Michael Jackson, Week in review, Steve Jobs, alliance, Apple Computer, digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., media player, CEO

This week in Microsoft

October 14, 2005 Microsoft makes peace with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Rob Glaser, antitrust, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, alliance, digital music, Apple Computer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, America Online Inc., media player, CEO

Antitrust truce frees rivals for bite at Apple

October 11, 2005 Steve Jobs rebuffed RealNetworks 18 months ago. Today's deal with Microsoft now bolsters an anti-iPod alliance. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Rob Glaser, truce, antitrust, Steve Jobs, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple Computer, general counsel, relationship, digital music, alliance, MSN, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Apple iPod, games

Year in review: P2P retreat, iTunes advance

December 17, 2005 Courts helped tame file swappers, while legal digital music sales soared. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P, digital music, lead, Apple iTunes, Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, music, Apple Computer, cell phone, U.S., Sony Corp., CD, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: iPods rule as courts reason

December 22, 2004 Technology giants rushed to catch Apple Computer's iTunes lead, while peer-to-peer forces won significant court battles. TAGS: file-swapping, Shawn Fanning, music download, file-trading, P2P, file-sharing, Apple Computer, Kazaa, digital music, Canada, Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Inc., decision, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.
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