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Double Take: Mr. Softy Wants To Be As Cool As Apple Microsoft hires a top-notch retail manager to kick-start a store chain akin to Apple's hyper-designed retail shops. Is it a good idea?   |
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July 29, 2009 |
First Microsoft Retail Stores to Open This Fall A slide deck showing what Microsoft confirmed are prototype designs for the software maker's first Microsoft branded retail stores leaked to tech gadget blog site Gizmodo.com late last Friday. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Ronald Grover |
The Empire Strikes Back Wal-Mart sees a threat from iTunes downloads. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
No, Apple Did Not Lay Off 1,600 An Apple spokesperson said there was a "seasonal decline which is typical of retailers" - but not 1,600 people. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Microsoft Now Selling Stupid, Too Microsoft has hired a former Wal-Mart executive, David Porter, to help it create a line of retail stores. Is it a smart move or just Apple envy? |
InternetNews
March 24, 2006
David Needle |
Are Microsoft's Delays a Boon For Apple? Apple celebrates its 30th anniversary April 1 and the Vista and Office delays could turn out to be a nice early gift. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Disney's Streaming With the Enemy The family entertainment giant begins renting digital flicks through the Xbox marketplace. Just because Disney is now offering Bridge to Terabithia to Microsoft gamers doesn't mean that it's burning bridges with Apple. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Fool Looks Back Halloween week found the market full of treats: DreamWorks Animation went public... Marvel Entertainment... Apple Entertainment?... etc. |
InternetNews
January 27, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft Mulling Possible iPod Alternative Microsoft quietly moves toward possible digital music competition with rival Apple. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
The Long Journey of Zune Step one of a thousand miles: Analysts say it's way too early to judge the company based on one month of sales. |
InternetNews
February 6, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Wal-Mart Joins Video Download Party All the major studios are on board. Is Apple's iTunes store in trouble? |
InternetNews
January 14, 2009
David Needle |
How Much Will Jobs' Health Leave Impact Apple? Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook is in charge of day-to-day operations at Apple till the summer. |
InternetNews
February 27, 2008
David Needle |
What's Apple's Enterprise iPhone Play? Apple plans to make an enterprise-related announcement for the iPhone. |
InternetNews
September 3, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Readies an App Store Competitor? Help wanted ad indicates Microsoft is looking for someone to set up an online marketplace for Windows Mobile applications. |
InternetNews
May 30, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Apple Partners With YouTube Apple struck a deal with Google's YouTube video streaming service to provide originally-created content on Apple TV. |
PHONE+
August 21, 2009
Tara Seals |
Microsoft's Retail Strategy: Threat or Opportunity? Microsoft is on track to open retail stores this fall. For value added resellers (VARS) and wireless dealers, this new distribution channel could be both a threat and an opportunity. |
InternetNews
October 2, 2008
Judy Mottl |
No Flash Seen on iPhone Horizon While Adobe nears completing a compatible version, it may be some time before Apple signs off on it. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
How Do You Like Those Apples, Sam? When it comes to music, Apple has now done the unthinkable: It has passed Wal-Mart. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
Fool on Call: Microsoft's Office Party The company is seeing a stronger-than-expected response to Office 2007, but is it enough for investors get excited over? |
InternetNews
August 31, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Apple, NBC Fight Over TV Shows NBC said it won't renew its iTunes contract. Apple said 'see ya.' |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kill the Zune, Microsoft Microsoft should pull the plug on its troubled media player, Zune. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 Stocks to Retire On You can lean on these picks for decades: Wal-Mart... Google... Disney... Apple Computer... |
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September 2004
Cara Cannella |
Apple Squares Off Against Resellers And they are fighting back with lawsuits charging Apple of overbilling and ignoring orders for popular products. |
InternetNews
July 30, 2010 |
Microsoft Boasts Top Spot in Cloud Race At the company's annual meeting with financial analysts, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner, boasts that the software giant is "number one" in cloud computing. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon 2, Apple 0 Amazon's new MP3 store aims for Apple's jugular. Anyone who believes that Apple will maintain its gargantuan share of the digital-music world in a year or two has been resting on the mute button for too long. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2006
David Needle |
What Will Apple's 'Showtime' Feature? Will new iPods be part of video announcements expected from Apple? |
InternetNews
January 7, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
The (Redmond) Empire Strikes Back Microsoft brings back its 'Apple Tax' whisper campaign, claiming Macs are essentially glorified PCs with a very expensive paint job. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Coming Zune from Microsoft, A Handheld Music Player Microsoft has finally acknowledged one of the worst-kept secrets in the tech market in recent weeks: it is entering the handheld entertainment market with a device dubbed Zune, a music player and gaming device. |
InternetNews
September 16, 2008
David Needle |
Apple Adds an Odd Wrinkle to iPhone Apps Policy A flood of new applications is appearing for the iPhone, but Apple still decides who gets to play, and the rules aren't always clear. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
Apple Inc. Settles with Apple Corps Ltd. Apple Inc. can continue using the "Apple" name and logo with its iTunes store. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2008
Dave Mock |
Don't Go There, Apple The iPhone doesn't need deep discounts yet. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Microsoft Sings a New Zune The Zune portable music and video player will include hardware, software, and an online store, making it the Windows equivalent of the iPod and iTunes. Should Apple shareholders be alarmed? |
InternetNews
January 8, 2008 |
Apple Seen Set to Resolve EU iTunes Case Charges that Apple broke European rules by pricing songs country-by-country may soon be ended. |
InternetNews
July 2, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Universal, Apple Set To Play Chicken The Universal Music Group, the largest of the four major record labels and a subsidiary of Vivendi SA, is reportedly trying to change the terms of its contract with Apple for selling digital music through the iTunes store. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Apple's Shares Get Pared Growth continues, and iPod demand remains hot. Even so, the market took a bite out of Apple. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2008 |
iPod Nano Emits Sparks in Japan: Government Apple investigates safety of the Nano following battery incident near Tokyo. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 3 Stocks Ready to Rock, Apple's Sweet Music, and China's Investing Remedy Will the music last for Apple's iTunes, or will Microsoft's Zune finally find its rhythm? Is American Oriental Bioengineering the right medicine for investors? These questions and others are discussed in this video. |
InternetNews
June 11, 2004
Michael Singer |
Apple Readies Next-Gen MPEG-4 Part 10 Apple Computer is currently testing new video compression software that will eventually improve its QuickTime Player. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
Peter Burrows |
Can The iPod Keep Leading The Band? Apple has to continue to out-innovate a growing crowd of contenders. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Joys Are Apple remains the hotbed of legal digital music downloading. |
InternetNews
May 16, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Blog Blunder Costs Apple Investors Apple shares dropped 3 percent to $104.63 in afternoon trading as ultimately false rumors of iPhone and Mac OS X Leopard delays spread across the Internet. |
InternetNews
July 7, 2006
David Needle |
Microsoft Set to Shake Up Music Player Market? Rumors swirl that Microsoft is planning a direct attack on Apple's market-leading iPod line. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2005
Tim Beyers |
HP Spits Apple Out Hewlett-Packard's decision to no longer resell the iPod sent Apple's shares teetering lower by more than 2%. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Zune's 90% Solution A few days after the Microsoft announcement of new Zune features, let's see what the response has been. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2009
Andy Patrizio |
More Hints From Taiwan of an Apple Netbook Taiwanese touch panel maker claims it is working with Apple on new products, sparking more speculation frenzy. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: iPod Does anyone think the company would have been able to grow its PC business to its present stature -- chewing on its thickest slice of the PC market on this side of the millennium -- if the iPod hadn't reinvigorated the Apple brand to mainstream prominence? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Apple Enters Blu-ray Fray This might be bigger news than anyone thinks. It will give Apple access to and a voice in the premier next-generation computer and multimedia storage technology. |
The Motley Fool
February 27, 2007
Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: When Did Apple Become Microsoft? Delays are supposed to be Redmond's specialty. Enter the so-called iTV. |
InternetNews
November 9, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Microsoft 'Raising Stakes' With Zune? Royalty deal with Universal music comes on eve of launch of iPod-killer music device. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
WinMac When Apple confirmed last year that it would begin building computers with Intel chips, predictions of dual-boot systems running both Windows and the Mac OS abounded. |
