Microsoft doesn't want Zune lost in the Shuffle
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| Microsoft debuted the Zune to mixed reviews last month. The
| device had a strong initial sales week, but has dipped in sales
| rankings since that point, according to market tracker NPD and
| online retailer Amazon.com's sales chart.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1040_22-6142799.html
Waste of Wi-fi...
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6142107-1.html?part=rss&tag=6142107&subj=news
http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6142094-1.html?part=rss&tag=6142094&subj=news
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Microsoft tries to make its highly optimistic and unrealistic forecats be
published as news.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 US sales-NPD story withdrawn
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| The Los Angeles story headlined "Microsoft's Xbox 360 US sales
| top first Xbox--NPD" is withdrawn because the data supporting the
| story may be inaccurate. Reuters is waiting for an update from the
| company. A new story may be issued.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20061208:MTFH45656_2006-12-08_01-12-52_N07221320&type=comktNews&rpc=44
Microsoft Press Releases: Read Between the Lines
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| We have a game we play around the office here with Microsoft press
| releases. The game is called Find the words that make the headline
| true. It's not always easy.
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| Our point: Microsoft has a long history of using press releases top
| romote their product momentum in shall we say interesting ways,
| using words like "fastest growing" (meaning, the number we started
| with was really really small) to redefining words such as "sold."
| It's not good marketing practice. Why? Because once consumers and
| press people figure out you are playing lawyer, they stop believing
| you and your brand. And that's more likely to do you harm than good.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061211/22190_id.html?.v=1
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