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...very much like an iPod - at $250, the 30GB music and video player is the same price as an iPod, only a little larger in size. And, like iTunes, the Zune software combines a media organizer and an Internet music download store. The so-called "iPod killer" additions are wireless connectivity for Zune-to-Zune sharing of music samples, a movie-friendly wide screen, and an "all you can eat" monthly music download plan...
...question isn't what can the Zune do that the iPod can't do, but what can the Zune do that all the other non-iPods can't? Microsoft's answer is wireless connectivity. It's not a bad idea: You're listening to a song and think, hey, I should send this track to my friend. You click on the song's name, then select "Send." Nearby Zunes are quickly listed, and you select your friend, who then clicks OK to permit the download. In seconds, the entire song is transferred. Your friend has three days to listen...
...wireless feature is well implemented - it reminds me of the wireless networking found in the Nintendo DS. But Microsoft has been maligned for not doing more with the wireless technology, and I half agree with the critics. If a small startup called MusicGremlin can make devices that not only share music with one another but let users download songs without a PC, why can't mighty Microsoft make...
...truck that Tata Motors sells for less than $5,000; it's a runaway success. Purchases of these vehicles are supported by low-interest consumer loans from Tata Finance. Tata's hotel chain is building 200 hotels across India under the Ginger brand, offering air-conditioned rooms with wireless Internet access for 1,000 rupees ($22), one-twentieth of the cost typically paid by business travelers today...
...burning a hole in his pocket from the $2.46 billion sale of his first telecom venture, Esat Telecom Group PLC. By chance, he came upon a small notice from the government of Jamaica announcing that it was opening its local phone market--long monopolized by British telecom giant Cable & Wireless--to competition. At the time, Jamaicans had to wait an average 2.5 years for a landline, and only 4% of the population used cell phones because rates were exorbitant and coverage shoddy. O'Brien promptly plunked down nearly $50 million for a license, and the cell phone start-up Digicel...