Zune

Music subscription services like the Zune Pass and Rhapsody offer consumers an easy way to listen to millions of high quality music for about $15 a month. For listeners with diverse musical tastes or who just like to explore new artists, these music subscription services offer a cost-effective way...

The software giant's music device is a flop -- the start of several consumer electronics fumbles. Meanwhile, the iPod brought Apple a string of successes, demonstrating how different things could've been for Microsoft.

With a broken iPhone 3G in my pocket, I was standing in line at Wendy's and spotted someone using his iPhone, just ahead of me in line. I showed him my iPhone's cracked screen and cautioned him to get a case for his. The guy, it turned out, works at an Apple (AAPL) Store Genius Bar. He sees...

It is hardly news that Microsoft (MSFT) cannot sell its Zune with any success because of the dominance of the Apple (AAPL) iPod. It doesn't seem to matter what new features Redmond adds to the multimedia player. Consumers still ignore it. Microsoft is now hoping that price cuts will do what new...

The Apple (AAPL) iPod was launched in 2001. The Microsoft (MSFT) Zune has been available for almost half a decade. Over that period a number of consumer electronics companies have come to market with small handhelds that connect to 3G and WiFi signals. The market for these products is getting...

It's hard to imagine ever calling Microsoft (MSFT) an ant in a world of giants. But when it comes to online search, Microsoft is that ant. The software giant is expected to take on search Goliath Google (GOOG) as it shows off its new Web search engine next week at a technology conference, people...