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blogs.zdnet.com - 2/6/2009

A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes

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Microsoft is not going to introduce a Microsoft-branded phone at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona later this month. Not a Microsoft-branded Zune phone. Not any kind of Microsoft-branded phone. Period. So why -- in spite of continued and repeated denials by Microsoft -- do reports ...

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blogs.wsj.com - 2/5/2009

Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone

— blogs.wsj.com — In a familiar ritual, an analyst says Microsoft is preparing to launch a phone in the second... half of the year. The response from a Microsoft spokesman: “Microsoft is not doing a phone.” (more) Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone

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news.cnet.com - 2/13/2009

Microsoft splits Zune team in two

— news.cnet.com — Microsoft has quietly reorganized its Zune team, splitting up the hardware and software teams, CNET News has... learned. Rodriguez (Credit: Microsoft) The software and services portion of the Zune team--the bulk of its staff--will be added to ... (more) Microsoft splits Zune team in two

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zuneinsider.com - 2/13/2009

An expanded Zune team and mission

— zuneinsider.com —     Hi folks – Some of you might have read today’s report on CNET about the... Zune re-organization. If you haven’t already seen it, click to hear from the new head of the Zune business, Enrique Rodriguez, corporate ... (more) An expanded Zune team and mission

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