Microsoft employees prefer the iPod
A Wired News report says many Microsoft Redmond employees use iPods, to the annoyance of management, who promote Microsoft-compatible players.…
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Walmart to push Apple iPod Shuffle in US stores
Walmart is reportedly finalising a promotional deal with Apple to give the cheaper iPod Shuffle priority positioning in 5000 US stores from March.…
Music dominates first day of MIDEM
Technology dominated the first day of MIDEM, with Vodafone and Ericsson pitching mobile music, Ericsson forecasting $190bn in mobile media revenue by 2009, and Microsoft downplaying profit.…
Giants partner on anti-piracy solutions
Sony, Samsung, Philips and Matsushita are forming the Marlin Joint Development Association to develop standard piracy-proofing specifications, with Intertrust Technologies also involved.…
Sue secret revealing website
Apple is reportedly suing Nicholas Ciarelli, the Harvard student who runs the Think Secret website that leaked its product plans.…
Microsoft and Sony partnership a possibility
Bill Gates has said Microsoft and Sony have a lot of incentive to work together, prompting rumours of a combined digital music effort to compete with Apple.…
Models hope new Microsoft technology will give them an edge
Subscription services including Napster hope Microsoft's new technology, which lets subscription tracks play on portable players, will challenge iTunes' pay-per-download model.…
The year of the iPod
A review of 2004 says download services went mainstream, with Apple's iTunes dominating and passing 200 million tracks sold by year end.…
HMV to launch download platform
HMV will launch a Microsoft-based download service in February, investing around £10 million, with tracks compatible with Windows Media Player but not iPod.…
Microsoft told to unbundle their player
The European courts have ruled Microsoft must unbundle Windows Media Player from Windows immediately, though Microsoft is expected to appeal.…
Apple not selling Band Aid single
Apple has reportedly refused to sell the Band Aid 20 download on iTunes, insisting on its 79p standard price rather than the £1.49 charity price.…
Microsoft adds unsigned strand to MSN Music
Microsoft's MSN Music download platform will promote undiscovered independent artists in the US through a partnership with GarageBand.com.…