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____/ Homer on Saturday 19 July 2008 14:52 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx spake thusly:
>
>> <Quote> Channel partners with close ties to Microsoft (NSDQ:MSFT) are
>> generally reluctant to admit to using products from Microsoft's
>> archenemies. However, the appeal of Apple's iPhone is apparently
>> becoming too strong for some Microsoft partners to resist....
>>
>> "I have to be honest: The iPhone is an amazing device, and I'm not
>> sure I'll be going back to a Windows Mobile device anytime soon,"
>> said one Microsoft partner, who asked not to be named....
>
> Looks like Sweaty will have to pull that "amnesty bin" out of the
> basement again, LOL!:
>
> http://www.tuaw.com/2007/05/24/flickr-find-microsoft-amnesty-bin-for-ipods/
It's not in the basement, Homer.
They sold it to GameStop so that they can clean up the mess.
GameStop to Stop Zune Sales
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| Video-game retailer GameStopGME has decided to stop selling Microsoft's Zune
| players at its stores due to what it sees as insufficient demand from
| customers.
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http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/hardware/10418052.html
Also of interest:
The beginning of the end for the Microsoft Zune
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| Some may even say this goes to the root of Microsoft’s heritage. How they
| came to achieve the operating system dominance and success by bullying
| smaller businesses or buying them out and marketing their product as their
| own.
|
| The way things are going, one can not help wonder if Microsoft have just run
| out of ideas on expanding their business and decided to jump on the “me-too”
| bandwagon.
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http://tech.blorge.com/Structure%20/2008/05/25/the-beginning-to-the-end-for-the-microsoft-zune/
Zuneral this Saturday!
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| We regret to report the sudden, unexpected death of Digital Rights
| Management. Details of the tragedy at present remain unclear, but he was
| rushed to the hospital following a direct collision with an oncoming future
| last week at 10 PM. He was seven years old.
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http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/%7Efreeculture/blog/2008/05/22/zuneral-this-saturday/
- From Vista to Zune: Why Microsoft Can’t Sell to Consumers
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| Microsoft’s marketing of Windows Vista and the Zune have failed in large part
| due to the fact that Microsoft has not learned how to effectively sell
| consumer products. Consumers buy Windows and Office, but that’s because they
| have no choice, not because of the company’s marketing savvy. Microsoft only
| effectively markets its products to businesses, which represents a very
| different type of sales relationship.
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http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/05/12/from-vista-to-zune-why-microsoft-cant-sell-to-consumers/
Zune Sales Still In the Toilet
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| Selling a million Zunes across nine months seems particularly conservative
| for a company with Microsoft’s clout, particularly when considering that it
| was selling against the iPod, which got snatched up 40 million times over
| that same period. When Microsoft announced having shipped 1.2 million units
| in early July, Windows Enthusiasts rejoiced that the goal was reached,
| apparently unaware that Microsoft’s definition of “shipping” means
| transferring product to a retailer’s warehouse.
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http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/05/09/zune-sales-still-in-the-toilet/
Microsoft May Build a Copyright Cop Into Every Zune
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| If you like to download the latest episodes of “Heroes” or other NBC shows
| from BitTorrent, maybe you shouldn’t buy a Microsoft Zune to watch them on.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/07/microsoft-may-build-a-copyright-cop-into-every-zune/index.html?ref=technology
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
Dancing Ballmer subjected to Zune dance therapy
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| The japester appears to have used an internal Microsoft website to direct,
| well, just about anyone to this re-reinterpretation of Steve Ballmer’s
| infamous monkeyboy dance. Or is it a re-reinterpetation of Apple's iPod
| advertising campaign? In these mashed-up days, it's hard to tell.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/01/ballmer_dances/
A Legitimate Reason to Hate the Zune (And Microsoft Too)
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| Here's the situation: Microsoft has agreed to pay a portion of
| the profits from the sales of the Zune to a record company
| (Universal) because the Zune will undoubtedly be used to
| store unpurchased songs.
|
| [...]
|
| Here it is important to remember a few simple things. The
| money goes to the Universal, not to the artists.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft's move sets a bad precedent and turns all consumers into
| thieves without evidence.
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http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/a-legitimate-reason-to-hate-the-zune-and-microsoft-too/
Zune hasn't appeared in the press for many weeks. It seems to be on life
support. Ballmer recently called it a funny product because it loses the
company a lot of money.
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