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MS partner today...
MS victim tomorrow. Should anyone really be surprised?

I found it hilarious last year to see all these iTunes wanna-be on-line music stores falling over themselves in cozying up to Microsoft in partnering to establish their on-line music presence.

MS was all too happy to assist theses future suckers... oops, "partners" to help further propagate and enhance the intended MS media monopoly (thru pushing WMA).

MS manages to indirectly extend it's influence while avoiding the ire of the DOJ (such as it is) and the EU re anti trust transgressions and a future media monopoly.

Other "behind the scenes" partnerships, such as MS assisting Napster to be able to offer and establish sweet heart on-line music university deals, seems even more insidious but typically MS.

Predictably, the chickens are now coming home to roost.

All these past "partners" who have willingly been spreading the MS gospel will soon become "victims" as MS moves into their on-line space.

Was it pure greed or stupidity on the part of these "partners" in ignoring or dismissing the MS business model?

Will some people never learn???

(Are rumours of MS offering Beatles tunes and the timing of the intro of the MS music store with all the recent Beatle "anniversary buzz" just a coincidence???)
Posted by: MacCanuck   Posted on: 08/30/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Rosoff - MS lackey?  Fred Fredrickson | 08/30/04
Re: Rosoff - MS lackey?  deepsnow | 08/30/04
Games consoles, Mobile phones, Music stores...  Nigel Johnstone | 08/30/04
Game console a flop?  d_jedi | 08/30/04
Financially versus technologically  tic swayback | 08/30/04
Wasn't Balmer Boasting 3rd place?  Nigel Johnstone | 08/30/04
no flops... unfortunately...;)  cjules13 | 08/30/04
Thinking otherwise  tic swayback | 08/30/04
financial flop for now...  cjules13 | 08/30/04
We'll see, but for now it's a bust  tic swayback | 08/30/04
go to Best Buy and look at the shelves...  cjules13 | 08/30/04
Unsold boxes on the shelf prove what?  tic swayback | 08/30/04
XBox got a Bronze, where's Walmart?  Nigel Johnstone | 08/30/04
xbox is silver now...  cjules13 | 08/30/04
Silver?  Nigel Johnstone | 08/30/04
yes silver...  cjules13 | 08/30/04
GC2 dead?  Fred Fredrickson | 08/30/04
you forgot one:  ryusen | 08/30/04
Death of GC2 Greatly Exaggerated  Fred Fredrickson | 08/31/04
still,  ryusen | 08/31/04
QuickTime is 10 times the product WMP is  Arrg | 08/30/04
Question about QT  Loverock Davidson | 08/30/04
Yes, it is.  hayesk | 08/30/04
Browse in Same Window setting  GregSalts | 08/30/04
And still annoying  FilledOut | 08/30/04
Oh Great, Yet Another 0.99 cent download site  deepsnow | 08/30/04
MS partner today...  MacCanuck | 08/30/04
lol, like any one would trust MS DRM player  V Sanders | 08/30/04
This Is  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/30/04
Only MS needs to keep customers happy?  gath | 08/30/04
Releasing a beta may be their downfall  tic swayback | 08/30/04
99 cents?  George Mitchell | 08/30/04
only $0.49 for limited time...  cjules13 | 08/30/04
if you are going to pay that price - buy the cd  V Sanders | 08/30/04
Yawn  d_jedi | 08/30/04
MS "Innovating" Again  brenthawkinsmd | 08/30/04
They MUST tie it to Windows  Eggs Ackley_z | 08/30/04
the ONLY "play for sure"  ryusen | 08/30/04
allofmp3 - 5 cents per song, nuff said!  cybershoplifter | 08/30/04
U will be assimilated  wildweaselmi | 08/30/04

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