Surveys Confirm Sales Of Microsoft’s Zune Sluggish

Two research companies have estimated that Microsoft’s Zune digital music player captured about 8% of the total portable player sales during its first week of introduction. NPD Group estimated that the Zune grabbed 9 percent of total portable MP3 player sales during the period, while Current Analysis reported a 7 percent share. The player was released on November 14th in the United States only, and took over the number two spot,...

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US Targets AllofMP3.com In Agreement With Russia To Join WTO

In a letter from the USA to Russia regarding what it must achieve to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), it appears that AllofMP3.com must be shut down. Hard to imagine that AllofMP3.com would be sticking point in negotiations to join the WTO, but a summary of negotiations from the US Trade Representative targets AllofMP3.com as an illegal distributor of music. It appears the Russian government has agreed to shut down popular...

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