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- Zune to launch outside US
- Microsoft is launching its Zune entertainment brand outside the US for the first time, attempting to reinvigorate the music-and-movies service after failing to achieve its initial goals for the iPod rival.The first Zune music player was released in 2006 but in spite of several reinventions has failed to make...
- External links 2009-11-15
- Are Zune Ad-Supported Apps a Wrong Move?
- Microsoft is reportedly relying on ads to support an apps infrastructure for Zune. But while I'm sure the company figures it will jump start adoption because, hey, it's all "free," which means that the app developers get a cut of revenue and are happy, I suspect it's one of those...
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Apple Blocks Zune With Multiple Barriers
- Microsoft's introduction of the new and improved Zune music player as a rival to Apple's iPod couldn't come at a worse time -- for Microsoft. Microsoft was already late to the party when it first introduced Zune in 2006, but then again, Apple wasn't an early entrant...
- Blog posts 2009-09-15
- Microsoft Zune HD to Release 9/15, Aggressive Pricing
- Microsoft has announced that its would-be iTouch killer is now available for order, and the expected retail prices are aggressive. The units are going to be available for early ordering from Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon.com, and direct from Microsoft. Pricing is pretty aggressive. The 16GB model will...
- Blog posts 2009-08-13
- Are Microsoft Stores Code for Zune Promotion?
- Ian Paul at PCWorld had a great catch yesterday with pricing for the new Microsoft Zune HD media player appearing briefly on Amazon. Depending on the model, the price may be $70 to $100 less than a comparable Apple iTouch. Maybe the price was a mistake, but I'm thinking maybe...
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Zounds!: Microsoft's Zune Wounds [UPDATED]
- Many music lovers may be using language considerably stronger than the Elizabethan term "zounds" if they own the 30GB models of the Microsoft Zune -- because at the start of today midnight Pacific time, many of these units no way to know the total yet began failing. by Erik Sherman
- Blog posts 2008-12-31
- Microsoft Narrows Device Options With Zune HD But Expands Web, Xbox Horizons
- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) takes a major step closer to a cross-platform entertainment experience with today’s launch of the Zune HD, Zune 4.0 software and a Zune Net upgrade with web streaming for Zune Pass subscribers. And it should get even closer later this year when Zune video expands to...
- External links 2009-09-15
- Microsoft Paring Zune Line Down To Touchscreen HD
- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is betting the pot on the soon-to-launch Zune HD—at least when it comes its own devices. by Staci D. Kramer
- External links 2009-09-02
- Top Microsoft Zune Marketing Executive Leaves For Universal Music
- Chris Stephenson, who has overseen global marketing for Microsoft’s Zune music player since its debut in 2006, is leaving Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) to join Universal Music, the WSJ reports. Stephenson confirms he is leaving to the WSJ. At Universal, he will lead marketing for Interscope Geffen A & M...
- External links 2009-08-26
- Official: Zune HD Coming Sept. 15
- After weeks of leaks and sneak peeks, the Zune HD has an official launch date: Sept. 15. Microsoft will sell two Zune HD models—16G black, $219.99; Zune HD 32GB platinum, $289.99—with HD Radio, touch screen, full web browsing and HD video output. The iPods looked better early on (and...
- External links 2009-08-13
- Microsoft's Zune division to create web shows
- Microsoft is set to produce its own original online programming in an effort to boost its ailing Zune MP3 division. Content will be ad supported and available to download for free through the Zune online marketplace. Eventually, programmes will also be available through other Microsoft platforms such as Xbox...
- Articles 2009-02-05
- There's No Zune Phone Coming; But Even If It Was, Would It Be Big News?
- Once again, rumors have re-surfaced that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is going to launch a Zune phone—this time at CES in January. I've held off reporting on the rumor because I don't think it is true, but more importantly, if it were true, it wouldn't be that big of a...
- External links 2008-12-11
- There's No Zune Phone Coming; But Even If It Was, Would It Be Big News?
- Once again, rumors have re-surfaced that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is going to launch a Zune phone—this time at CES in January. I've held off reporting on the rumor because I don't think it is true, but more importantly, if it were true, it wouldn't be that big of a...
- External links 2008-12-11
- Microsoft Makes Zune Pass Rent To Own; Subscribers Get 10 Tracks A Month For Keeps
- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) just added some lagniappe to its Zune Pass music subscription: effective now, 10 tracks a month can be downloaded for keeps. It's a nice gesture for subscribers—I am one so can attest to that—but it's also a very real PR effort to goose interest in the...
- External links 2008-11-20
- First Look: Zune, Twitter, Facebook And Last.fm On Xbox
- Four months after announcing the features, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) added social networking and music radio functionality to its Xbox 360 console on Tuesday, along with the first European foray for its Zune brand see earlier reports from Tameka and I. Here are my initial explorations with each new service…Last.fm...
- External links 2009-11-18
- As Last.fm, Facebook And Zune Go Live On Xbox, Sony Preps Social Features For PS3
- Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) rolled out a slew of new social features for the Xbox 360 today, making its already popular Xbox LIVE network a much more comprehensive source of entertainment. The upgrade lets people post status updates to Twitter and Facebook, view and share photos, and even stream music...
- External links 2009-11-17
- Can Zune Compete With iPod?
- Compete submits: MP3 players will be on consumers’ shopping lists this holiday season, but can anyone compete with Apple’s family of iPods? There are many MP3 players on the market, but if any device could be a viable alternative to the iPod, the Zune seems to be a...
- External links 2008-10-16
Additional Resources
- Research and Markets: Evaluation of How Microsoft Zune Will Affect the Structure and Dynamics of the Fast-Developing Digital Entertainment Market in 2006 and Beyond
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41900) has announced the addition of Microsoft Zune - A New Direction for Digital Entertainment to their offering.
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- All Work and No Play? TANDBERG Makes Business Presentations Portable for Microsoft Zune Devices
- Media-rich video presentations anywhere, anytime on Microsoft Zune
- Research articles 2006-11-30
- Zune Gaffe Just Business as Usual for Microsoft?
- Today, December 31st, many, if not all, 30GB Zunes, Microsoft's first generation of music players, stopped working. They were as dead as doornails. Now, Microsoft is explaining that the so-called "Z2K9" glitch was the result of how the device's firmware handles leap years. While short on details, the Microsoft press...
- News items 2009-08-07
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