Sony plans to out-apple Apple with online movie downloads

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Nintendo Copies Sony Who Copied Apple
With Retail Store Plans

Nintendo Copies Sony Who Copied Apple
With Retail Store Plans 04/06/2005 02:16 PM
A year ago, Sony decided to mimic Apple's widespread success with their retail stores by settin g up more retail stores of their own (the company already had a few). Now, it appears that Nintendo seems to think this is a good idea as well, and will be creating a Nintendo store in NY. Of course, it's still questionable how well these stores work for anyone other than Apple. Remember, computer maker Gateway tried the same thing and ended up losin g a ton of money before closing the stores down. It works for Apple for a few reasons: mainly, that the company prefers to sell direct and has been de-emphasizing channel resellers for some time. This isn't true of Sony or Nintendo -- and the stores either upset their resellers greatly, or have to be priced way over the regular going retail price. At the same time, Apple's stores work because of the culture (maybe we should drop that trailing "ure") surrounding Apple products. The stores are designed to play up that culture and the whole concept of the Apple experience. It's not clear many other consumer electronics makers can pull off the same sort of success without the same level of devoted followers.

Sony Plans Video Downloads

Sony Plans Video Downloads 05/20/2004 11:47 AM

Can Sony beat Apple at the online music
game?

Can Sony beat Apple at the online music
game? 05/06/2004 11:12 PM
ZDNet May 7 2004 2:37AM GMT

Music downloads and movie tickets get
Christmas Day boost online

Music downloads and movie tickets get
Christmas Day boost online 12/30/2004 09:56 PM
InternetRetailer.com Dec 31 2004 1:34AM GMT

McDonald's: Some Apple downloads with
that?

McDonald's: Some Apple downloads with
that? 11/06/2003 02:38 PM
ZDNet Nov 6 2003 2:20PM ET

Apple to sell software downloads?

Apple to sell software downloads? 12/22/2003 07:53 AM
Plan predates iTunes Music Store

Apple’s QuickTime 6 Downloads Top
250 Million

Apple’s QuickTime 6 Downloads Top
250 Million 06/10/2004 12:54 PM

Real Bites Apple on Downloads

Real Bites Apple on Downloads 08/17/2004 05:45 AM
RealNetworks is selling half-price downloads in its music store -- and they play on the iPod, much to Apple's dismay. Real says digital-music fans should not be locked in to a particular device. By Katie Dean.

BTG sues Apple and MS over software
downloads

BTG sues Apple and MS over software
downloads 07/21/2004 07:44 AM
Patent dispute

Apple: iTunes downloads top 25 million

Apple: iTunes downloads top 25 million 12/15/2003 09:23 AM
Apple today announced that its iTunes Music Store has sold more than 25 million songs since it was opened in April, 2003. The official word comes a week after Apple director of marketing for iTunes Peter Lowe announced that the company had sold more than 20 million songs, during his presentation to music industry representatives at the recent Music 2.0 conference.

Apple Bites Into Music Downloads?

Apple Bites Into Music Downloads? 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
Though it won't confirm the rumors, Apple seems poised to launch an online music subscription service with major record labels in the coming weeks. Source: Wired News

QuickTime 6 downloads top 250 million,
says Apple

QuickTime 6 downloads top 250 million,
says Apple 06/10/2004 09:51 AM
Apple on Thursday announced that more than 250 million copies of its QuickTime 6 software have been downloaded in less than two years since its release. QuickTime is Apple's cornerstone multimedia technology architecture: It provides ways to view video, listen to audio and edit content as well. QuickTime is built into hundreds of digital cameras, thousands of enhanced audio CDs, games, and other products.

BTG sues Apple and Microsoft over
software downloads

BTG sues Apple and Microsoft over
software downloads 07/21/2004 07:21 AM
The Register Jul 21 2004 12:06PM GMT

Apple Announces 25 Million Song
Downloads

Apple Announces 25 Million Song
Downloads 12/17/2003 02:37 AM
Slashdot Dec 17 2003 2:21AM ET

Apple Reminds Microsoft Who's #1 With
125 Million Downloads

Apple Reminds Microsoft Who's #1 With
125 Million Downloads 09/03/2004 12:59 AM
Mac Observer Sep 3 2004 5:23AM GMT

Apple Leads Digitial Music Downloads

Apple Leads Digitial Music Downloads 12/15/2003 02:11 PM
TechNewsWorld reports that Apple's iTunes Music Service remains well in the lead of legal music download services. The first to take on Apple was B...

Apple hits 25 million iTunes downloads

Apple hits 25 million iTunes downloads 12/15/2003 06:50 PM
Apple Computer has nearly doubled sales of digital music through its iTunes music store since launching a Windows-compatible version of its iTunes software in October, the company says.

Apple - Support - Downloads - Security
Update 2004-05-24 (10.3.3)

Apple - Support - Downloads - Security
Update 2004-05-24 (10.3.3) 05/22/2004 09:44 AM
Apple - Support - Downloads - Security Update 2004-05-24 .. Fix available .. has released

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Apple and Real conflict over music
downloads and players

Apple and Real conflict over music
downloads and players 08/07/2004 11:52 AM

Apple and Real Networks are feuding over access to Apple's popular iPod music player. Real released Harmony , an application which allows users to play music downloaded from Real's online music store in, among other players, the iPod. The iPod is designed to play music downloaded from iTunes , its popular online music store , and especially those encoded with Apple's Advanced Audio Codec ( AAC ) standard. Apple attacked the move, and threatened a programming reaction:

"We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker Latest News about hacker to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the implications of their actions under the DMCA [Digital Millenium Copyright Act] and other laws. We strongly caution Real and their customers that when we update our iPod software from time to time, it is highly likely that Real's Harmony technology will cease to work with current and future iPods."

Real, whose CEO had asked Apple to open the iPod to other file formats earlier this year , reiterated its request.

(thanks to Louise Watson )

Sony Plans Online Games Based On DC
Comics

Sony Plans Online Games Based On DC
Comics 06/17/2005 04:29 PM
TechWeb Jun 17 2005 8:09PM GMT

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony

While Sony Tries To Become Apple,
Samsung Tries To Become Sony 05/13/2004 03:41 AM
Has anyone noticed that it's becoming increasingly difficult to tell Samsung from Sony? It appears that almost everything Sony does, Samsung does as well. So, it's really no surprise that a little over a month after Sony announced plans to build out retail stores more for advertising than for sales, Samsung plans to do the same thing. Of course, while Sony says they're more interested in using the stores for advertising, Samsung has gone one step further. They believe so strongly that this "store" is just for advertising that they won't sell you anything at the store. It's for showcasing products only. Also, a random note in the article, but the same week that Sony and Nintendo announced their plans for their next generation handheld gaming devices, this article also mentions that Samsung is planning for its own N-Gage like phone/gaming device. Apparently, the dismal failure of the N-Gage isn't enough to scare them off.

Apple plans more job cuts

Apple plans more job cuts 05/06/2004 06:50 PM
The layoffs are the result of a reorganization of the company's sales and marketing efforts, the Mac maker says in a regulatory filing.

Microsoft Has Plans To Take On... Apple?

Microsoft Has Plans To Take On... Apple? 01/05/2004 05:01 AM
Microsoft would like to chip away at [Apple's] lead on both fronts -- as the market leader in music downloads and portable music players. By Todd Bishop (Seattle Post-Intelligencer via MyAppleMenu)

No Superbowl Ad Plans For Apple?

No Superbowl Ad Plans For Apple? 01/16/2004 11:03 AM

Will The Sony Shake-Up Impact Apple?

Will The Sony Shake-Up Impact Apple? 03/14/2005 05:45 PM

Apple opposes Sony-BMG deal

Apple opposes Sony-BMG deal 02/12/2004 06:05 PM
Apple has expressed its opposition to the proposed deal between Sony Music and BMG, the recorded music arm of Germany's Bertelsmann media group, according to a Financial Times article...

Other News: Apple vs. Sony-BMG Merger

Other News: Apple vs. Sony-BMG Merger 02/13/2004 11:54 AM
Apple doesn't think that a Sony-BMG merger would exactly help the problem of a few media mammoths monopolizing the music market.

It's Hard To Commit: Apple Or Sony?

It's Hard To Commit: Apple Or Sony? 08/07/2004 01:36 AM
I'm not placing bets on the long-term victor. Apple has floundered too many times in its history to be counted on, even now. And Sony could succeed, somewhat like Microsoft, on sheer size and momentum. By Victoria Shannon, International Herald Tribune (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple reveals G5 iMac plans

Apple reveals G5 iMac plans 07/14/2004 11:58 PM

Apple Plans Bonuses For Its Executives

Apple Plans Bonuses For Its Executives 03/17/2005 03:09 AM

Apple, whose shares have more than tripled in the past year on sales of its iPod music players, wants to boost cash awards to top managers because its executive pay isn't competitive. By Bloomberg

Apple Furthers Enterprise Plans with SAN

Apple Furthers Enterprise Plans with SAN 04/19/2004 01:45 PM
Apple makes its first foray into the storage networking market with a 64-bit cluster file system that allows enterprises to consolidate storage resources across a network.

Apple Has No Plans For Super Bowl Ad

Apple Has No Plans For Super Bowl Ad 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
(MacMinute via MyAppleMenu)

Apple Offered Sony an iTMS Deal

Apple Offered Sony an iTMS Deal 09/03/2004 04:09 PM
An IDG News Service news story reports that Apple offered Sony an iTunes Music Store deal in January, in a personal meeting between Apple CEO Steve Jo...

Apple Backs Sony Format for DVD's

Apple Backs Sony Format for DVD's 03/14/2005 06:15 PM
Apple is backing Sony's Blu-ray format for the next generation of digital videodiscs, bolstering Sony's effort to dominate the $26 billion U.S. market for DVD's and players.

Other News: Sony/Apple/Microsoft
Convergence

Other News: Sony/Apple/Microsoft
Convergence 05/06/2004 10:07 AM
Sony, Apple and Microsoft are all converging on the same market space....

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

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Microsoft targets Sony deal to take on
Apple

Microsoft targets Sony deal to take on
Apple 01/07/2005 02:02 AM
Economictimes Jan 7 2005 5:45AM GMT

Sony to Apple: Let's get ready to
rumble; Lay flayed

Sony to Apple: Let's get ready to
rumble; Lay flayed 07/11/2004 08:39 AM
SiliconValley.com Jul 11 2004 10:41AM GMT

Apple, others discuss proposed Sony-BMG
merger

Apple, others discuss proposed Sony-BMG
merger 06/16/2004 08:13 AM
Apple appeared before an EU Commission -- at the Commission's request -- to comment on the proposed merger of Sony Corp...
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