Microsoft Flexes Music Muscle

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MSN Music: Microsoft Flexes Music Muscle

MSN Music: Microsoft Flexes Music Muscle 09/03/2004 10:36 AM
Xeni Jardin: In Wired News today, a report I filed on Microsoft's new music download service:

A help page on the beta site provides instructions describing how users can enable MSN Music downloads to play on their iPods.Microsoft's recent criticism of Apple for not licensing iPod functionality to third-party tech companies is not without irony, given past accusations of anticompetitive behavior that resulted in Microsoft agreeing last year to pay out $1.8 billion to settle consumer antitrust suits. Just last Friday, six California municipalities sued Microsoft over claims it overcharged government customers because of its effective monopoly in computer operating systems.

The company's new war against iTunes and the iPod is seen by some industry watchers as not unlike its earlier war for market share against the Netscape browser -- which Internet Explorer won. In light of the fact that Microsoft claims its MSN hub attracts more than 350 million monthly unique users, sheer reach -- rather than product feature details -- may ultimately determine who wins this war.

Open-format activists like Jason Schultz, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, ask why the company doesn't simply strip DRM altogether, and lament the fact that Microsoft's service launch makes it all the more likely that two opposing proprietary systems -- Microsoft's and Apple's -- will now dominate a marketplace some feel would be better served by open standards such as MP3.

"Microsoft's music launch is just the latest effort to 'bring music to the masses' by, ironically, setting up a new, separate, incompatible DRM fiefdom," said Schultz. "The thing people love about the internet is that you can send e-mail to anyone in the world with any e-mail client. In the digital music world, however, we're seeing an increasing trend toward technological balkanization.

Link to story, and Link to MSN Music. More of Jason Schultz's comments on the service launch are here.

Yahoo Flexes Its Music Muscle

Yahoo Flexes Its Music Muscle 09/15/2004 05:32 AM
The internet's most heavily trafficked site is muscling in on the online music sector through its acquisition of Musicmatch in a $160 million deal announced Tuesday.

XM Flexes Its Muscle at CES

XM Flexes Its Muscle at CES 01/05/2005 06:46 PM
While SIRIUS announced that it had a little over 1.1 million subscribers and formed a partnership with Microsoft for mobile video, frustration may be setting in for the satellite radio service. Rival XM released several new products, announced it had 3.2 million subscribers, and a partner showed a prototype of an in-car XM video system at CES, stealing the thunder from its smaller rival.

IBM Flexes XML Muscle

IBM Flexes XML Muscle 01/03/2005 08:25 AM
In an effort to give customers more focused control over internal and non-IBM external enterprise data stores, IBM is planning to add native XML support to its relational DB2 Universal Database wrapped around new indexing capabilities.

GE Flexes Its Nanotech Muscle

GE Flexes Its Nanotech Muscle 07/07/2004 02:49 PM
Breakthrough signals enhanced electronics -- and bodes well for dividends.

For U.S. to Note, Europe Flexes Muscle
in Afghanistan

For U.S. to Note, Europe Flexes Muscle
in Afghanistan 09/22/2004 12:34 AM
Eurocorps, the core of what could someday become a European army, has taken over command of NATO's peacekeeping forces in Afghanistan.

Pink pound flexes muscle online

Pink pound flexes muscle online 07/09/2004 11:39 AM
It was five years ago today... 9 July 1999

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media

Bill Gates promises more Microsoft
muscle for entertainment media 01/06/2005 08:48 AM
Computer Shopper Jan 6 2005 1:12PM GMT

"Google flexes its muscles?"

"Google flexes its muscles?" 04/23/2004 02:43 AM

Qwest flexes OneFlex in new arenas

Qwest flexes OneFlex in new arenas 08/03/2004 04:10 PM
The nation's number four local phone provider expands its OneFlex Net phone service into four more markets.

New Iraqi Government Flexes Muscles With
Round Up

New Iraqi Government Flexes Muscles With
Round Up 07/13/2004 03:29 PM
Officials said that 527 people suspected of crimes from kidnapping to murder were arrested today in a major sweep.

COMDEX Las Vegas 2003 Flexes Channel
Strength

COMDEX Las Vegas 2003 Flexes Channel
Strength 11/13/2003 01:53 AM
COMDEX Nov 13 2003 1:13AM ET

MUSCLE 2.60

MUSCLE 2.60 09/25/2004 03:48 AM
A message-based network protocol API and messaging server.

MUSCLE 2.52

MUSCLE 2.52 08/14/2004 01:19 AM
A message-based network protocol API and messaging server.

MUSCLE 2.62

MUSCLE 2.62 01/01/2005 12:41 AM
A multiplatform, multilanguage, N-way client/server protocol library and server.

MUSCLE 2.49

MUSCLE 2.49 05/07/2004 10:00 PM
A message-based network protocol API and messaging server.

New Air Muscle Provider

New Air Muscle Provider 12/08/2003 02:22 PM
Merlin Systems Corp. Ltd of the United Kingdom, today announced a new line of air muscle actuators called Humaniform Muscles. The air muscles come in 20, 30, 40 and 50cm lengths and contract to 30% of their full length. Merlin claims the actuators offer positional accuracy and force-to-weight ratios of up to 800:1. Prices listed on their website start at 130GBP (about $225).

New Muscle in E-Malls

New Muscle in E-Malls 11/01/2003 05:19 AM
InternetRetailer.com Nov 1 2003 4:03AM ET

The Artificial Muscle Man

The Artificial Muscle Man 10/30/2003 11:57 PM
A new CNN Technology article offers an overview of efforts by NASA's Yoseph Bar-Cohen to promote development of Electroactive Polymers (EAP) as artificial muscles. Bar-Cohen has long proposed an arm wrestling contest that pits a human against a robot arm powered by EAP muscles. He may finally be able to stage the first real contest in 2005 thanks to continuing advances in EAP. For more info, see our story from last year on Bar-Cohen's project.

Muscle in Wyeth's Pipeline

Muscle in Wyeth's Pipeline 07/02/2004 10:00 AM
An early-stage Wyeth drug may have a better-than-average chance of approval.

Muscle Laptops (washingtonpost.com)

Muscle Laptops (washingtonpost.com) 07/10/2004 11:57 PM
washingtonpost.com - Laptop shoppers, relax: There's not a ton of innovation going on this year, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Big muscle on the way to battle malware

Big muscle on the way to battle malware 12/27/2004 04:34 AM
USA Today Dec 27 2004 8:50AM GMT

Chemical may cause muscle disease

Chemical may cause muscle disease 08/21/2004 08:21 PM
Scientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting disease muscular dystrophy.

Cisco Looks to Muscle Up with New
Technologies

Cisco Looks to Muscle Up with New
Technologies 05/22/2004 11:19 AM
Macon Area Online May 22 2004 2:40PM GMT

Gamepad aims to build up muscle

Gamepad aims to build up muscle 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
A game controller designed to provide an intense physical workout has been developed by a US company.

Arnie to be editor of muscle mag
(Reuters)

Arnie to be editor of muscle mag
(Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has accepted a new role for his busy schedule, that of executive editor of "Muscle & Fitness" and "Flex" magazines, his spokesman says.

Supplement to stop muscle wastage

Supplement to stop muscle wastage 09/11/2004 08:08 PM
Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.

washingtonpost.com: Castro Says
Schwarzenegger All Muscle

washingtonpost.com: Castro Says
Schwarzenegger All Muscle 11/02/2003 06:30 AM
Castro Questions Schwarzenegger's Intelligence .. wondered how much brain power

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Oracle Throws Muscle Into Asianux

Oracle Throws Muscle Into Asianux 07/20/2004 02:52 PM
The company also enjoys full certification on the Linux software platform.

Finding Linux Muscle for Your PC at Home

Finding Linux Muscle for Your PC at Home 06/03/2004 02:07 AM
Q. Do any computer makers offer the option of Linux as the operating system for home users?

Rockers Flex BitTorrent's Muscle

Rockers Flex BitTorrent's Muscle 03/23/2005 08:09 AM
As MTV and VH1 drift away from full-length music videos, the Decemberists -- an indie band looking for airplay -- turns to a new tool to deliver a video to the masses. By Katie Dean.

Muscle cuts are mad-cow safe? Bull!

Muscle cuts are mad-cow safe? Bull! 12/31/2003 08:28 PM
others claim that's bull

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Sun adds muscle to Java development

Sun adds muscle to Java development 05/21/2004 09:51 AM
Personal Computer World May 21 2004 1:55PM GMT

Cisco Looking to Muscle Up with New
Technologies (Reuters)

Cisco Looking to Muscle Up with New
Technologies (Reuters) 05/22/2004 09:54 AM
Reuters - Twenty years ago, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O) got in on the ground floor of computer networking.

Novell builds up Linux muscle

Novell builds up Linux muscle 03/28/2005 12:35 PM
Novell used its annual BrainShare conference last week to detail future desktop OS and middleware products that beef up its open source strategy.

Gene Therapy Shows Its Muscle

Gene Therapy Shows Its Muscle 02/17/2004 05:53 AM
Scientists working to help muscular dystrophy patients have developed a gene therapy that could be used illegally to build super athletes. Sports officials are looking for ways to detect the genetic manipulation.

Behind the music: Microsoft?

Behind the music: Microsoft? 09/01/2004 10:55 PM
Partners line up to support new digital media playback software, but can portable video and music rental rights defeat Apple?

Schwarzenegger's muscle ties still bind
(Reuters)

Schwarzenegger's muscle ties still bind
(Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - Before the "Governator", before "hasta la vista baby", there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, pumper of iron, and California's popular leader returned to his muscle-bound roots this weekend.

Google PageRank - Democracy or Corporate
Muscle?

Google PageRank - Democracy or Corporate
Muscle? 01/15/2003 07:57 PM
PageRank is Google's big drawcard. But how does PR impact on your rank in the Google results? And which sites benefit the most from this unique system? Tony investigates - and draws some unexpected conclusions!
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