16 May

Microsoft Gives Windows a Clean Sweep

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… utilities and settings, which Microsoft removes or buries, … Zune music and video program, and a stripped-down “Starter” version of Microsoft… , which is labeled “Microsoft Signature,” features a … audio and touch-pad settings Microsoft considers optimal. The …

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15 May

Ex-Microsoftie Robbie Bach: We should’ve skipped the Zune player; we ended up chasing Apple

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… of the Zunemusicplayer,” Todd Bishop reports for GeekWire. Bach “left Microsoft in … on Apple iPod’s Click Wheel: Zune hardware gone from Microsoft site – October … on Apple iPod’s Click Wheel: Microsoft pulls plug on Zune – July 25 …

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15 May

Rdio Takes the ‘Twitter Approach’ With Revamped Service

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PCMag sat down with Rdio CEO Drew Larner and co-founder Carter Adamson recently to talk about how the online music space has evolved, what’s next for Rdio, and more.


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15 May

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Rated Worst CEO in America

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… has extended far beyond Microsoft when it comes to … He cites the Vista and Zune fiascos, delayed product launches, … avoided entirely had the Microsoft Board replaced Mr. Ballmer … including SharePoint, the growth of Microsoft Office, SQL Server and …

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15 May

Ex-Microsoft executive: Zune was just “chasing Apple”

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Jeremy joined MyBroadband in March 2012 as junior journalist. Jeremy holds an honors degree in Media Studies from the University of Witwatersrand, and is driven… Robbie Bach says Microsoft started off on the back foot in the MP3 player market Former …

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15 May

Ex-Microsoftie Robbie Bach: I wouldn’t have made Zune MP3 players, we were just ‘chasing Apple’

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… after Robbie Bach left Microsoft for the Zune device line to … view that Microsoft should never have started down the MP3 player … service-only. The Zune was a too-little-too-late reaction to the iPod, according … some affection for the Zune in the past, but …

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