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Commentary: Facing the music

Commentary: Facing the music By Forrester Research Special to CNET News.com October 20, 2003, 12:05PM PT By Josh Bernoff, Principal Analyst Apple Computer’s Windows music store leads its rivals in ease of use and distribution. Together with Musicmatch and Napster, it will catapult legitimate music downloads into the mainstream. Apple last week announced the Windows version of iTunes, which is …

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Feds, states question XP’s music link

Federal and state regulators have voiced concern that a feature in Windows XP that involves online music purchasing may violate terms of Microsoft’s antitrust settlement. The issue surfaced in a court-mandated briefing filed jointly by Microsoft and federal and state regulators. The compliance update says there are ongoing discussions over the “Shop for Music Online” feature in the operating system. …

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