news.cnet.com - 2/13/2009
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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 the portfolio of Enrique Rodriguez, the vice ...
zuneinsider.com - 2/13/2009
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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 ...
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An expanded Zune team and mission
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/6/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
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 ...
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A Microsoft smartphone: No. A Microsoft phone chassis: Yes
i.gizmodo.com - 2/16/2009
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i.gizmodo.com —
Gadget Mix delved into a fresh Windows Mobile
6.5 ROM and found the inclusion of a "Marketplace"...
icon there in the honeycomb. Is it Win-Mo's app store , or a more Zune-y integration? A Windows Mobile app store has been rumored for quite some time , ...
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Latest Windows Mobile 6.5 Screenshots All But Confirm ...
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Microsoft readies Zune service for non-Zune devices, Marketplace appears in WinMo 6.5 screenshot
Engadget —
We're just days away from Mobile World Congress where Microsoft is expected to make a few notable annoucements. Until then, we have to settle for all the hints and innuendo we can gather as Redmond attempts to win back the hearts, minds, and pocketbooks of consumers infatuated with Android, WebOS, and whatever Apple's got cookin'. Like these supposed 6.5 ...
Microsoft splits up Zune team, new hardware still coming though
CrunchGear —
When Microsoft started laying folks off in January, we were afraid the Zune might be directly affected; it was. The big wigs at Redmond separated the Zune department into hardware and software teams. The bulk of the developers went into the software and services department where they are headed-up by the same suit that runs Microsoft’s Mediaroom and Media Center TV businesses. Interestingly enough, the hardware geeks are now working with the WinMo guys. We kind of figured it would have been the other way around.
The Zune has a great interface. The OS is really the only reason to buy a Zune. The hardware was sufficient enough, but the ...
Zune goes beyond Zune
SolSie.com —
Zune goes beyond Zune In a recent interview with CBS Cnet, Enrique Rodriguez, Microsoft VP unveiled that Zune software connecting to Zune marketplace will expand to other hardware platforms, more than just Microsoft’s own devices. [image] It is natural to think, at least the first wave of Zune supported devices would be the Windows Mobile powered phones. The WM phones are made by a number of hardware manufacturers so the inclusion of Zune software would be easy for the new devices that come with the new version of OS (WM 6.5). The older devices will be subject to hardware manufacturer and wireless operator, carriers discretion. (Read our previous article ). ...
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