October 23rd marks the fifth anniversary of Apple’s iPod. Steve Jobs reflected with Newsweek about the past, present and future of the device that changed Apple—and the world.
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Microsoft’s forthcoming digital music player, dubbed Zune, may make some Hebrew speakers gasp. The name for the device — which will take on the Apple iPod when released later this year — sounds like a vulgarity, specifically the “f” word, in Hebrew.
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The player was responsive and fast; all functions worked flawlessly and without delay. The software and storefront has a lot of new, unique features that make browsing and finding music a more engrossing, enjoyable experience.
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Microsoft is about to shut down its MSN Music Store and redirect customers to the new Zune Marketplace. Microsoft has let down all the hardware vendors that support Microsoft’s Plays For Sure as media from the Marketplace will only play on 1 device: the Zune.
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Microsoft has agreed to pay Universal Music Group a fee for each new Zune digital music player it sells when the iPod rival launches next week, the companies said on Thursday
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The specific mention of an iPod is not in the language. Tell you what, show me a picture of a Zune next to a turd and I’ll be 100% likely to indicate a Zune preference, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to buy one. We’d like to see a little more detail about the survey in question before panicking just yet
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David Pogue - tech writer for the New York Times et al - gives his honest “hand’s on” opinion of Microsofts “second” attempt at killing the iPod - the Zune.
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