Apple today introduced a 2GB iPod shuffle while quietly slashing the price of the 1GB model to $49, dropping the price of the device while simultaneously offering more capacities.

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"It is simply a matter of fairness that the creators of content, the creators of culture actually, should receive some compensation for the large volume of unauthorized and uncontrollable copying onto these media," said collective chair Claudette Fortier.

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But if you look at Amazon's current MP3 player sales rankings, the top-selling Zune (black) is all the way down in 18th place, behind a slew of iPod models, and a couple of players from SanDisk and Creative. The second-best selling Zune is all the way down in 36th place.

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Zune install screen raises eyebrows

Though by the looks of it, one may wonder if Microsoft is trying to raise something else entirely with the male buyers of the Zune.

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David Pogue analyses and explains the Microsoft Zune, pitting it against the iPod.

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The Good: The general party atmosphere the ads convey: There is a definite "social networking" angle at play and this will definitely appeal to a lot of people. The Bad:

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This article is called iPod: Bring it, Apple.

If I don't get my cease-and-desist in the near future -- I'm going to be disappointed. You're nobody until someone sues you. This short article is in direct response to a seed by Ross Graham: "Podcast" is ours. A bonehead move by Apple? .

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Apple: few products, high quality

Apple Computer doesn't make a great many different products, perhaps, but what few products they do create, they create very well.

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Why Apple's iPod dominance will remain

It's the start of a new year, and corporations are announcing their plans for 2006.

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