blog.wired.com - 1/14/2009
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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...
appleinsider.com - 1/10/2009
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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.
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Source: Apple plans to attend CES in 2010
i.gizmodo.com - 1/14/2009
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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 ...
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Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long ...
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Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune hardware, embrace other platforms
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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 will consider developing the service for third-party mobile platforms.
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Microsoft Denies Reports That Zune Hardware Isn't Long For This World [Zune]
Gizmodo —
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): "Basically, what happened last week, Steve [Ballmer] said a couple of things about the category," said Adam Sohn, head of Microsoft's Zune marketing division, causing speculation that Microsoft would stop making Zunes. However, he clarified, ...
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