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[News] [Rival] Microsoft Fails to Reinvent Itself, Let Alone Invent

Reports: New Microsoft Zune on Monday?

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| I figure Microsoft has six weeks to do something dramatic to boost sales
| for Zune, which is running a distant fourth in the MP3 space after
| Apple, Sandisk and Creative (see stats here). After mid June it
| will be hard for any handheld to be heard above the buzz
| surrounding the iPhone.
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http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/05/reports_new_zun.html

Split-Screen Tech Doubles Computer Use

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| New technology from Microsoft Research India in Bangalore could
| end the waiting game in offices with limited computers. Researchers
| are developing software that splits a computer screen in two halves,
| each side with its own operating system, desktop, applications,
| cursor and keyboard.
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http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/05/04/splitscreen_tec.html?category=technology&guid=20070420091530

Aptly tagged "dumbestfuckingidea" by Slashdot.


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New Zune Player Will Face Tough Market

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| While Microsoft has the resources and the talent to develop
| cutting-edge products, it's not clear that the company will manage
| to hit on a winning product or service. "They're going to have to
| find ways of being where Apple isn't and find ways of growing
| the overall market," Gartenberg said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070427/tc_pcworld/131337


Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company

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| Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment
| and devices division, also played a key role in shaping the Xbox
| game console business and the introduction of its Internet
| Protocol television software.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6155200.html


Muted welcome for Microsoft Zune

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| As part of the Zune launch Microsoft flew some influential music bloggers
| to Seattle for a preview of the player and the service.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5348674.stm

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