Today's roundup of quick music news stories

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The Zune, Microsoft’s personal media player, didn’t help the company with its second quarter financial results. The company’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which includes the Zune as well as the Xbox 360 platform, and PC games, was up just 3% compared to the same quarter last year. Looking at the Zune platform specifically its revenue [...]

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Microsoft needs to breathe new life into its portable media players.

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Microsoft’s revenue from its Zune music player platform fell by $100 million, or 54 percent, in the fourth quarter.

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Sales don't drop by this much unless there's something seriously wrong.

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Zune, Microsoft's iPod rival, is not having its finest hour these days. Holiday sales nosedived by a whopping 54%, eating into profits from the entire Entertainment and Devices Division. Pre-holiday price cuts didn't help move Zunes off the shelves, and Apple's stellar iPod holiday sales helped cement Zune's destiny. If Microsoft doesn't come up with a better business plan - one that should call ...

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Microsoft's fourth-quarter revenue from its Zune platform dropped by US$100 million, a decline of 54 percent on a year earlier. Lower sales of Zune portable music players led to the decline, Microsoft said in a 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday.

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'iPod killer' status fades rapidly Microsoft's iPod rival Zune MP3 player is suffering from a marked decline in sales and market share.

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Microsoft's revenue from its Zune music player platform fell by US$100 million, or 54 percent, in the fourth quarter.

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Microsoft's fourth-quarter revenue from its Zune platform dropped by US$100 million, a decline of 54 percent on a year earlier.

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