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Microsoft Debuts Microsoft Store in Apparent Attempt to Sell Stuff

by Paul Miller, posted Nov 14th 2008 at 10:40AM

Hard to believe that a company the size and stature of Microsoft hasn't had an online store to call its home -- not even a quirky collection of "Bill Gates is my homeboy" CafePress t-shirts and mousepads. The newly launched Microsoft Store solves that, however, with its many store-like properties. Therein you can find all sorts of Microsoft products, like software, peripherals, games and professionally-printed "Bill Gates is my homeboy" t-shirts.*

What's particularly notable is that Microsoft is jumping into electronic software distribution here, meaning in addition to traditional physical purchases you can buy a bit of software and download it right there on the spot. Downloaded software can be re-downloaded for as long as Microsoft provides mainstream support -- about 5 years in most cases. We'd prefer forever and always, but we suppose that will have to do. The store is live now, and we'd suggest you head on over before we make some drastically ill-advised enterprise software impulse buys.

*This isn't true.

[Via ZDnet]

LimeWire Music Site Goes Legit

by Terrence O'Brien, posted Aug 17th 2007 at 8:08AM

Music file-sharing site LimeWire never enjoyed the popularity of its spiritual predecessor, Napster, but it certainly has enjoyed as much legal trouble due to all the swapping of illegally-copied music that takes place with its software (particularly on Macs). For example, the RIAA is demanding $150,000 for every illegally shared song on LimeWire, which we're sure would be an almost incalculable amount.

In response, LimeWire is attempting to clean up its act by announcing its plans to launch a new legal music download store (very much in the footsteps of Napster and even BitTorrent). The store will offer 256 kbps songs without copy protection and will offer both one-off purchases and a subscription service. Prices have yet to be announced, but regardless of how much it charges, LimeWire will have to attract more support from distributors and major music labels if it wishes to compete with iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, or the legit version of Napster. Currently only IRIS Distribution and Nettwerk Productions have struck deals with LimeWire, which may net you access to Chromeo and Barenaked Ladies, but, as they say, man can not live by novelty singles alone.

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Video: Mo Rocca Invades the iPhone Line

by Switched Staff, posted Jun 29th 2007 at 2:41PM

The hungry! The heavy! The shirtless! They're all waiting in line for the iPhone, which sounds like the perfect place to dispatch Mo Rocca and his mighty microphone.

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