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				|  Posted: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 14:00:17    Post Subject: Microsoft Said to be Developing iPod Rival |     |  
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				| Microsoft is developing a music and video device to compete with Apple's iPod and creating its own music service to rival Apple's iTunes, sources familiar with the plans said on Friday.  Robbie Bach, a rising star at Microsoft who headed development of the Xbox video game business, is overseeing the project, one source said.  The Redmond, Wash.-based company has held licensing discussions with the music industry and is already demonstrating the entertainment device, the sources told Reuters. - news.com.com |  |