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RealNetworks offers free songs for new service

April 26, 2005 Multimedia company taps Microsoft tech for new iTunes rival, offers free basic music subscriptions. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., multimedia company, RealNetworks Rhapsody, digital music, online music, song, Napster Inc., Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, multimedia, MP3 player, Microsoft Corp., MP3

Betting it all on Napster

September 1, 2004 Chris Gorog sold Roxio's software business so that he could compete with Microsoft in digital music. Is he crazy? TAGS: Napster Inc., online music, digital music, Roxio, space, Apple Computer, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., brand

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.

Tripping the rippers

September 28, 2001 Anti-piracy features on CDs promise to dramatically alter the online music landscape, potentially handing Microsoft a potent weapon against MP3 and other rivals of its Windows Media format. TAGS: music industry, Macrovision Corp., antipiracy, online music, copy protection, digital audio, software company, CD, Windows Media, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., MP3, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's iPod killer?

April 2, 2004 Long-delayed technology is close that could help fill portable music players with thousands of songs for as little as $10 a month. TAGS: portable music player, music player, online music, copy protection, digital media, Apple Computer, music, song, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod

MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?

August 21, 2007 The new Rhapsody America squelches an off-key alliance with Microsoft. Now it's got to take on Apple. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., MTV, RealNetworks Rhapsody, music retailer, NPD Group Inc., alliance, online music, digital audio, Apple Computer, MSN, Apple iTunes, retailer, Verizon Communications, America, Microsoft Corp., music

Apple launches iTunes for Windows

October 16, 2003 Stating that "hell froze over," Apple CEO Steve Jobs expands his digital music service into the much larger market for Windows-based PCs. TAGS: Steve Jobs, digital music, online music, jukebox, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, online music company, CEO, Windows Platform, WMA, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Corp.

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, Apple iTunes, conference, music, Microsoft Corp.

MP3tunes.com shuns digital rights management

February 9, 2005 Michael Robertson, MP3.com's outspoken founder, turns on his latest creation: a music download service that focuses on unsigned artists. TAGS: MP3tunes, MP3.com Inc., Linspire, digital music, Linux software, digital-rights management, online music, artist, Linux, Apple iTunes, CEO, MP3 player, Apple Computer, music, MP3, Microsoft Corp.
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