A senior Microsoft executive was so frustrated by his experience with digital music players made by global partners that he proposed turning to Apple's iPod for salvation, documents made public as part of an Iowa antitrust case reveal.
News: iPod subcontractor dismisses Chinese libel suit
The subcontractor accused of mistreating workers at an iPod factory in China dropped its libel suit against two reporters over the weekend.
Microsoft 'Zunes' into the iPod-dominated MP3 market
Nov. 14th Microsoft will release their self-proclaimed "iPod Killer" into a market already flooded with competition. Though the iPod holds the majority of MP3 player sales, the Zune hopes to compete. This may prove harder than anticipated for the Zune considering most people already own an iPod and everything around them from their car to home audio system is compatible.
CNET News - When Apple Computer was founded in 1976, its flagship product was the clunky Apple I, Gerald Ford was in the White House, and Steven Spielberg was one of the hottest directors in Hollywood. Thirty years later, the tiny Apple iPod is a pop-culture
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