Microsoft looks to Sony in digital music battle

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CES : Microsoft eyes Sony deal in
digital music push

CES : Microsoft eyes Sony deal in
digital music push 01/06/2005 02:59 PM
While Microsoft Corp. took the opportunity to announce a handful of new digital entertainment partnerships at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, the company has yet to unveil any broad-based initiatives to catapult it to the center of the digital music world.

Battle Brewing On The Digital Music
Front

Battle Brewing On The Digital Music
Front 08/30/2004 11:58 AM
Microsoft's online song store may pose the most serious threat yet to Apple's domination in niche. By Robert Weisman, Boston Globe (via MyAppleMenu)

Online music wars Napster, iTunes and
OD2 battle for your digital downloads

Online music wars Napster, iTunes and
OD2 battle for your digital downloads 06/15/2004 07:03 AM
BBC Jun 15 2004 11:21AM GMT

Sony Launches Digital Music Player
(NewsFactor)

Sony Launches Digital Music Player
(NewsFactor) 07/01/2004 03:46 PM
NewsFactor - Sony (NYSE: SNE) has announced its first hard-disk drive-based digital music player under the the Walkman brand. The product launch, which marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the Walkman, could pose a serious challenge to Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPod in the digital music player market.

Sony will support MP3 in portable
digital music players

Sony will support MP3 in portable
digital music players 09/23/2004 11:15 AM
Xeni Jardin: Sony confirmed yesterday that it plans to add native MP3 support to digital music players, in a move that will likely help the products compete more effectively with more popular competitors like Apple's iPod. Until now, the Sony devices were designed to only play files encoded with Sony's proprietary Atrac music file format.

The shift from reliance on its proprietary format will begin with flash memory-based players, the electronics giant said, but plans are still being finalized on how and when products will add MP3 support. CNET News.com affiliate ZDNet France first reported of the change in Sony's strategy for the European market. U.S. representatives said the company is making similar plans here.

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Sony unveils 20GB digital music player

Sony unveils 20GB digital music player 05/10/2004 10:17 AM
Sony today introduced a new hard drive based digital music player...

Go Digital Webcasts reunite Kashmir
families and the battle for the online
music market

Go Digital Webcasts reunite Kashmir
families and the battle for the online
music market 06/22/2004 05:48 AM
BBC Jun 22 2004 10:18AM GMT

Microsoft, Sony enter epic battle

Microsoft, Sony enter epic battle 05/10/2004 10:17 AM
San Francisco Chronicle May 10 2004 2:09PM GMT

Microsoft To Enter Online Music Battle

Microsoft To Enter Online Music Battle 07/30/2004 02:05 PM
Microsoft is poised to launch its long-awaited online music store late next month. People familiar with Microsoft's music site said it would offer an "a la carte" service from which consumers could buy and download digital audio tracks. By Scott Morrison, Financial Times (via MyAppleMenu)

Real urges Apple to join hands to battle
Microsoft on the music front

Real urges Apple to join hands to battle
Microsoft on the music front 04/19/2004 11:12 AM

Microsoft takes on Apple in digital
music market

Microsoft takes on Apple in digital
music market 09/02/2004 12:03 PM

Microsoft details new digital music
download service

Microsoft details new digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:49 PM
Investors Business Daily Sep 1 2004 10:35PM GMT

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service

Microsoft launches beta of digital music
download service 09/01/2004 06:57 PM
Xeni Jardin: MSN Music launched today. From a CBS Marketwatch report:

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details of a new service for downloading digital music, placing it squarely in competition with Apple's rival iTunes music service. Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will launch a preview version of its new MSN Music service tomorrow that will allow users to legally download songs mostly for 99 cents each. The service will also make entire albums available, the majority of which will cost $9.99, the company said. Microsoft's push into the arena for downloadable music trails Apple's hugely successful iPod digital music player and its own iTunes music service. Apple also charges 99 cents for each song downloaded through iTunes.

Link to news report, and Link to MSN Music home page. (Thanks, Jean-Luc)

Update: Jason Schultz points out the system requirements list, which contains some interesting items:

HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Windows 98 SE, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
Internet Explorer 5.01 (or later), which supports 128-bit encryption
Windows Media Player 7.1 (or later), we recommend the latest version
A 233 megahertz (MHz) processor (such as an Intel Pentium II or Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processor) or faster
64 megabytes (MB) of RAM or more
Speakers and sound capability
Payment with a valid credit card with a U.S. billing address
To enjoy high-quality audio as a Radio Plus subscriber, you will need Windows Media Player 9 Series (or later)

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Microsoft Unveils Software for Digital
Music and Movie Rentals

Microsoft Unveils Software for Digital
Music and Movie Rentals 06/08/2004 12:04 PM
In a major step in its efforts to deliver subscription-based music and video content for portable and networked devices, the company has unveiled the next version of its Windows Media digital rights management (DRM) software. Numerous online music and movie services, entertainment companies, and consumer electronics firms have lined up to support the software, code-named Janus. The new DRM software has a "time bomb" feature, which will allow users to rent music and movies only for short periods. The idea is that "you will be paying a low monthly fee to fill your portable music player with thousands of songs, or renting a dozen movies to take with you on a Portable Media Center," says Amir Majidimehr, Microsoft corporate vice president.

New and Noteworthy: Wharton Business
School article on Apple vs. Microsoft in
digital music purchase realm

New and Noteworthy: Wharton Business
School article on Apple vs. Microsoft in
digital music purchase realm 09/10/2004 01:08 PM
MacFixIt Sep 10 2004 5:32PM GMT

Mireth Technology Launches New Digital
Music Software - Music Man Released

Mireth Technology Launches New Digital
Music Software - Music Man Released 09/02/2004 02:25 AM
Mireth Technology Corp. announces the launch of Music Man, digital music software that rips from CD, converts between formats, burns to CD or to USB Flash Drive Memory and plays music files, CDs and directly from USB Flash. Music Man was developed for Macintosh users with MP3 devices other than Apple’s. Music Man runs on Mac OS X. [PRWEB Sep 2, 2004]

Digital Music Superguide: Everything You
Need To Know About Using Your Mac, iPod,
And Stereo To Play Your Music Throughout
The House

Digital Music Superguide: Everything You
Need To Know About Using Your Mac, iPod,
And Stereo To Play Your Music Throughout
The House 06/02/2004 08:56 AM
To help you get the most from your music, we've put together a package with insights on ripping and organizing your music collection. We'll also show you how to pump the sound all around the house, beyond the limitations of your Mac's tinny speakers or your iPod's headphones. And you'll discover how to create your own songs with GarageBand. By Christopher Breen and Michael Gowan, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Webtv Europe & Universal Music UK
Announce Secure Digital Music Deal for
Mobiles

Webtv Europe & Universal Music UK
Announce Secure Digital Music Deal for
Mobiles 04/27/2004 08:49 AM
PA News via The Scotsman Online Apr 27 2004 1:24PM GMT

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to

Digital Entertainment Devices, Inc.
Launches ded-eye.com, the Definitive
Source for Information on Digital Music,
Hardware, Software, News and How-to 04/04/2005 02:18 AM
Digital Entertainment Devices Inc. has the launched the first in a series of business for the growing digital music industry. Ded-eye.com provides both the novice and technically savvy users with a gold mine of information from comprehensive lists of products to basic what is ripping Q&A. Ded-eye.com offers manufacturers, developers and service providers with free product/service listings to build the most complete database online today. [PRWEB Apr 4, 2005]

Microsoft's MSN Music Will 'Finally
Bring Digital Music to the Masses'

Microsoft's MSN Music Will 'Finally
Bring Digital Music to the Masses' 09/02/2004 03:45 PM
Mac Observer Sep 2 2004 7:43PM GMT

The Big Sony BMG Pirate Battle

The Big Sony BMG Pirate Battle 06/17/2005 06:14 PM

Arrrr! Sony BMG is unveiling a new CD technology to provide a “speed bump” for those nasty pirates. The new CDs only allow for three duplicates to be made and can only be ripped to a computer in a protected format. Legal problems are already arising, though; the protected rip format forbids the music from being put onto the Apple iPod, so BMG is sending emails to inquiring customers with instructions on a backdoor route around this problem. Nice one, Sony!

Sony BMG hinders music pirates with protected CD [Reuters]

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store

DEMO Achieves a Historical Milestone by
Presenting the First Digital Music
Certification Award to Apple iTunes
Music Store 08/04/2004 02:36 AM
DEMO grants the first Titanium + Certification Award to the Apple iTunes Music Store on July 29, 2004. [PRWEB Aug 4, 2004]

RipDigital: Convert your music CDs to a
digital music library

RipDigital: Convert your music CDs to a
digital music library 01/11/2004 07:57 AM
RipDigital is a bulk CD-ripping operation: send them your CD library and they'll ship your library back in MP3 format .. RipDigital converts your entire CD collection to MP3s for you .. This is an interesting service .. RipDigital

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HP to launch music store, digital music
player

HP to launch music store, digital music
player 12/03/2003 03:43 PM
Following the lead of its competitors in the PC industry, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) plans to announce a digital music player and music store along with a line of digital televisions early next year, a HP spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Sound Battle: Sony vs. Apple vs. Bose

Sound Battle: Sony vs. Apple vs. Bose 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
It's finally here! Time to see which of these "top-quality" sound products measure up, and which don't. You've heard all the hype, you've seen all the prices. Can Apple really compete in the headphone industry? Is Sony all that it's hyped up to be? Is $149 really worth a set of headphones? Head over to the reviews to find out.

Sony Fontopia MDREX71SL
Apple In-Ear Headphones
Bose Triport Headphones

Note: Please use the comment area of this article to post review comments.

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Sony enlists Vaio brand in iPod battle

Sony enlists Vaio brand in iPod battle 09/16/2004 09:27 AM
Personal Computer World Sep 16 2004 1:52PM GMT

Nintendo, Sony Start Handheld Gaming
Battle At E3

Nintendo, Sony Start Handheld Gaming
Battle At E3 05/06/2004 02:28 PM

Handheld video game battle between Sony,
Nintendo heats up

Handheld video game battle between Sony,
Nintendo heats up 01/05/2005 09:12 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 5 2005 11:45PM GMT

Sony, Nintendo power up for battle of
the portable game consoles (AFP)

Sony, Nintendo power up for battle of
the portable game consoles (AFP) 09/26/2004 03:24 PM
AFP - Riding on the global success of PlayStation 2 (PS2), Sony has launched its first hand-held game console to challenge rival Nintendo, whose Game Boy Advance monopolizes the worldwide portable game market.

Sony Loses Patent Battle -- Told To Stop
Selling PlayStations In The US

Sony Loses Patent Battle -- Told To Stop
Selling PlayStations In The US 03/28/2005 06:00 AM
If you're familiar with the word "haptics," you're familiar with the company Immersion. They're the company that seems to own every possible patent having to do with the haptics space, and any kind of tactile response or force feedback device usually involves patents that were first licensed from the company. So, in some ways, it's pretty impressive that Sony has gotten as far as it has apparently without licensing patents from the company. A court has found, however, that Sony's force feedback controllers for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 violate Immersion's patents and not only have they ordered the company to pay $90 million in damages, but also told Sony it can no longer sell either console in the US. Sony, of course, will appeal the ruling, which will allow them to keep selling the consoles in the meantime. Of course, this is the same Sony that keeps insisting on the importance of stricter intellectual property enforcement to teach violators a lesson. Funny what comes back to bite you...

M&A Coming to Digital Home Battle

M&A Coming to Digital Home Battle 01/03/2005 09:45 PM
Internet News Jan 4 2005 12:33AM GMT

German Walkman Inventor Wins Battle
Against Sony, Fixes Gaze on Apple

German Walkman Inventor Wins Battle
Against Sony, Fixes Gaze on Apple 06/07/2004 12:09 PM

German inventor Andreas Pavel has just settled a 20 year court battle with Sony over the origins of the Walkman, a device Pavel claimed to have patented in 1977. While Sony has spent the better part of two decades trying to ignore his claims of invention (despite the fact they paid him royalty fees for the first few years of the device's life), Pavel's near bankruptcy after a 3.7 million dollar court battle was finally rewarded by a confidential agreement in which Pavel was reportedly paid off to the tune of several million euros. Pavel, cock of the walk, is now planning to take a swipe at Apple, whose iPod has become the Walkman of this generation. Even better, Pavel has another patent in the wings: a 1989 US filing for a technology that combines the features of a portable audio player and a mobile phone. That patent will be decided on 'soon.'
Read [Management.Silicon via Blues]

Related
Sony VAIO Pocket Review [Gizmodo]
Old School Sony Walkmans (Walkmen?) [Gizmodo]

Piracy battle begins over digital radio

Piracy battle begins over digital radio 06/16/2004 07:54 PM
Consumers, electronics companies oppose RIAA's drive to protect radio content, described by one group as "un-American."

Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle
Among Sellers

Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle
Among Sellers 12/02/2003 01:44 AM
New York Times Dec 1 2003 1:50AM ET

Music Download Battle Looms

Music Download Battle Looms 12/02/2003 10:15 PM
Industry sources tipped that the Australian version of Apple's iTunes will be available in the first quarter of 2004. By Chris Jenkins (News.com.au via MyAppleMenu)

Music At Your Fingertips, And A Battle
Among Sellers

Music At Your Fingertips, And A Battle
Among Sellers 12/02/2003 09:54 AM
With hundreds of millions of investment and marketing dollars flowing into the sector, the paid digital download arena could be the most active online commerce category. By Bob Tedeschi (New York Times via MyAppleMenu)

T-Mobile to battle iPod with music smart
phone

T-Mobile to battle iPod with music smart
phone 09/15/2004 07:57 AM
Nice handset, shame about the storage capacity

Apple-Style Music Service to Battle
Napster

Apple-Style Music Service to Battle
Napster 03/13/2003 10:15 AM
Tue 1AM EST -- The LA Times reports (Free registration required) that Apple will soon be venturing into the realm of online music sharing, though their version will implement micro-revenue streams and complete Mac OS X integration. Rumors of the service first appeared on MacRumors.com: "Sources report that Apple will be introducing an MP3 music-downloading service to users. The service partner to provide the music has not yet been identified, but songs are expected to cost $0.99...

Digital Envoy Wins Geo-Targeting Patent,
Battle with Google Looms

Digital Envoy Wins Geo-Targeting Patent,
Battle with Google Looms 07/01/2004 05:01 PM
" Digital Envoy has won a U.S. patent for a technology it describes as "non-invasively" targeting the physical location of Web surfers, which it says is essential for doing business in cyberspace. The company's recent announcement could also accelerate a battle over the technology with Google, with Digital Envoy vice president Rob Friedman vowing the company would enforce the patent vigorously."
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