Microsoft Confirms Plans for iPod Rival
      - Jul 21, 2006 05:36 PM (AP Online)

By ALLISON LINN AP Business Writer


SEATTLE (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. confirmed Friday it's working on 
music and entertainment products that are expected to compete with 
Apple Computer Inc.'s wildly popular iPod and iTunes music service.


The Redmond-based software maker said in a statement it planned a 
series of hardware and software products, with the first expected to 
be available this year. The products will be called Zune.


Microsoft refused to provide more details beyond the statement, such 
as whether anyone in the music industry has expressed serious 
interest. Microsoft has been briefing music industry executives on 
the project for some time.

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