Zune update taking longer than expected
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| The software maker said last month to expect a patch in mid-March.
| The update is designed to address a couple of issues, including one
| that causes some songs downloaded from Microsoft's online Zune
| Marketplace store to skip when played on the device.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1041_3-6169363.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Microsoft inks patent deal with Fuji Xerox
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| The deal is the latest in a series of such cross-licensing deals
| for Microsoft, which has worked in recent years to both file more
| patents and to more aggressively license its technology.
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http://news.com.com/2100-1014_3-6169454.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Related:
Is Microsoft infringing upon Xerox, Apple and Unix intellectual property?
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| Intellectual Property is a term widely abused in the software industry
| by firms such as Microsoft and SCO using it to scare people into not
| using certain products in favor of their own. This disparaging tactic
| has even been given a name: Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD). It seemst
| hat anyone nowadays can make bold, unsubstantiated claims of IP
| infringement without actually having any proof simply to hurt another
| products reputation and destroy healthy competition. In this article,
| we will explore what intellectual property is and why every computeru
| ser should care when unreputable companies abuse legal systems in
| order to gain an unfair business advantage.
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http://www.openaddict.com/page.php?27
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
Zuned! Austin P.D. Hauls Off Microsoft Street Spammers at SXSW
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| In a rare instance of us supporting The Man, Austin P.D. hauls off a
| guerrilla marketing posterer for Microsoft Zune on 6th St. at SXSW.
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| I am not sure I heard everything clearly, but I think he said: "We'll
| have none of your advertising for your DRM'd crippleware'd crappy
| MP3 player littering our town.
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http://www.losanjealous.com/2007/03/14/zuned-austin-pd-hauls-off-microsoft-street-spamers-at-sxsw/
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