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Music Player From Microsoft Offers Wireless Song-Sharing

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Microsoft said yesterday that its Zune player, which it plans to release in time for the holiday season, will include wireless technology to allow Zune owners to share their favorite songs and playlists with one another easily. The company hopes the Zune will help it upstage Apple Computer in the digital music market.

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{"commentId":292720,"authorDomain":"Aunk"}

Hetep and Respect Good Spirits, I think Microsoft's Zune will miss the strategic window to make a dent in Ipod Mobil music dominance.

Making it not compatible with Itunes in a mistake and I did not here any mention of bluetooth.

Does anyone know the technical wireless protocol, Bluetooth, WIFI, proprietary?

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    Reply#1 - Fri Sep 15, 2006 1:53 PM EDT
    {"commentId":293755,"authorDomain":"tcervo"}

    The article said it's users can share "easily"...Well, not really. First of all, you have to *find* someone else with a Zune with which to share. Then, the song is only good for a short period of time before you have to purchase it from the Zune store, or it will no longer play.

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      Reply#2 - Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:34 PM EDT
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