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Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long For This World [Zune]
Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long For This World [Zune]
Steve Ballmer's recent statements about the Zune seemed to imply that it didn't have much of a future as a hardware product. Microsoft has responded to such suspicions: "Poppycock! Codswallop! FLAPDOODLE! " Well, the actual response was a little less Victorian (as reported by Wired Epicenter ...
Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
blog.wired.com — Several publications have taken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's assertion that software is a big part of Zune's... future to mean that Microsoft plans to abandon Zune hardware. But a spokesman says Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune, although it... (more) Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other ...
Source: Apple plans to attend CES in 2010
appleinsider.com — On the heels of announcing its plans to bail on Macworld Expo next year, Apple will be... instead attending the more generic Consumer Electronics Show in 2010, according to sources familiar with the matter. (more) Source: Apple plans to attend CES in 2010
Ballmer changes tune on iPhone, says no Zune phone
Ballmer changes tune on iPhone, says no Zune phone
appleinsider.com — Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer, who once laughed off the iPhone, has now conceded to Apple's edge... in the market while hinting at a very different future for his company's Zune players. (more) Ballmer changes tune on iPhone, says no Zune phone
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Microsoft nega a descontinuação do Zune
MacMagazine — ... O mal entendido causou a especulação de que a Microsoft poderia por um fim na produção do player num futuro próximo, transformando-o em um adicional a plataforma Windows Mobile. Entretanto, Adam esclarece, “nós não estamos saindo do negócio de hardware”, adicionando que a Microsoft está profundamente comprometida em continuar com a sua estratégia para ele. Será que alguém levou um puxão de orelha depois que voltou para Redmond? [Via: Gizmodo.] ...

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