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Zune

Swan song for Microsoft’s iPod rival: Zune services shutting down on Nov. 15

Did you know that Microsoft Zune is still alive? Well it is, but not for much longer. Microsoft has updated… Read More

‘Silicon Valley’ takes shots at failed Microsoft and Apple products

How bad was a fictional product launch on HBO’s Silicon Valley? Zune bad. In Sunday’s episode, as Business Insider noted,… Read More

Zach Galifianakis to President Obama: Why would you get the guy who created the Zune to make your Web site?

Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: President Barack Obama from President Barack Obama This is pretty hilarious stuff. President Barack Obama… Read More

Microsoft: Zune holdouts will still get 10 free monthly songs

Good news for all of you remaining Zune users — all three of you. Microsoft is making a series of… Read More

Robbie Bach’s four startup lessons from Xbox and Zune

Former Microsoft executive Robbie Bach led the company’s entertainment division through the rise of the Xbox business, which has become… Read More

Nokia reviving Zune device? Nope, it’s just a name badge

Given all the twists and turns in the story of Microsoft’s Zune music devices, a series of posts about a… Read More

Zune HD post mortem and fond memories from inside Microsoft

Microsoft has been sending mixed messages about the future of its standalone Zune music hardware over the past several months,… Read More

Microsoft’s iPod rival, Zune, confirmed dead by support page

A support page for Microsoft Zune confirms what we’ve known for a while: Microsoft will no longer be producing new… Read More

Microsoft Zune cuts price, moves away from monthly song credits

Microsoft’s Zune music service today announced plans to reduce its monthly subscription rate to $9.99, from the current $14.99, but… Read More

Microsoft in hot water over Amy Winehouse tweet, but is backlash really fair?

A tweet by Microsoft UK caused an uproar today by suggesting its followers remember the late singer Amy Winehouse by… Read More

Microsoft: Zune HD apps coming to Windows Phone

Microsoft plans to port its internally developed Zune HD apps to Windows Phone 7 in a move that highlights one… Read More

Podcast

Here it is, the first GeekWire Podcast: We’re back!

One of the pleasant surprises after starting GeekWire was the number of people who asked if we would continue doing… Read More

Goodbye from Seattle: Microsoft ending Zune device

Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on its dedicated Zune hardware but planing to keep the Zune music software running… Read More

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