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Apple, AT&T: Bosom buddies or odd couple?
September 13, 2007
The corporate pair that launched the iPhone shares much in common. They also have plenty of conflicts as they push competing digital music businesses.
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Commentary: Facing the music
October 20, 2003
Apple's Windows music store leads its rivals in ease of use and distribution. Together with Musicmatch and Napster, it will catapult legitimate music downloads into the mainstream.
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Commentary: Getting on the same sheet of music
July 26, 2004
The new Harmony digital music technology from RealNetworks challenges Apple and Microsoft to play better together.
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Microsoft offers peek at new Media Player
June 2, 2004
The first test version of Windows Media Player 10 is due Wednesday, but the biggest changes will be invisible to most users until later this year.
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Microsoft releases Media Player beta
June 2, 2004
The company unveils the first test version of Windows Media Player 10, a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the portable device market.
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Behind the music: Microsoft?
September 2, 2004
Partners line up to support new digital media playback software, but can portable video and music rental rights defeat Apple?
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Microsoft planning music subscription service
June 9, 2005
Feeling Apple's sting, software giant looks to diminish iTunes' influence with new "rental" plan.
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Week in review: Song wars
May 13, 2005
Music download services crank up the volume, with Yahoo taking aim at market leader iTunes. Also: Xbox 360's coming-out party.
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Stalemate on digital content?
November 6, 2003
Rights-management schemes are threatening to put customers under proprietary lock and key. And critics warn that Microsoft is gaining too much power, from multimedia to corporate memos.
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