As Zune Goes on Sale, Microsoft Says iPod Can Be Tamed
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Microsoft Corp. can break the dominance of Apple Computer Inc. s iPod in the digital music market with the Zune player that went on sale yesterday, chief executive Steven A. Ballmer said. (article 4)
Zune sells for $249.99 in the United States, the same price as an iPod with comparable storage space, and will compete with video iPods released in September. (article 4)
Microsoft, trying to promote Zune as a social experience, added an FM radio and the ability to beam songs from one device to another. (article 4)
Apple has sold more than 67.6 million iPods since chief executive Steve Jobs introduced the device in 2001, including 39.4 million in the past year. (article 4)
Under a precedent-setting deal announced yesterday, Microsoft will pay Universal Music Group a portion of the sales price of every Zune music player sold. (article 3)
Details of the agreement were not disclosed, but industry insiders familiar with the deal said it amounted to just over $1 from the sale of each of the $249 players. (article 3)
The Microsoft deal marks the first time a recording company has shared in the revenue brought in by a consumer electronics device, said Gary Shapiro, president and chief executive of the Consumer Electronics Association, a trade group. (article 3)
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