Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Apple Finds the Future for Online Music Sales. Apple Computer's new service, iTunes Music Store, has been the first real success story in the long effort to sell music over the Internet. By Neil Strauss. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 6:44:17 PM

Windows Users Knocked Off Net. A Windows XP update released Friday cut off Internet connections for an unknown number of the 600,000 users who installed it. Microsoft has withdrawn the update and is investigating the glitch. [Wired News] 10:12:07 AM

MS withdraws XP security update. Conflicting reports [The Register] 10:11:48 AM

Listen Up: Songs Now 79 Cents. Listen.com will lower the price of its songs to 79 cents per download. Is it a response to Apple's success with iTunes? Listen.com says no. Regardless, analysts say it's a good sign online music retailers continue to experiment with their pricing. By Katie Dean. [Wired News] 10:11:30 AM

RealNetworks launches 79-cent music download service. Real Networks Inc. launched a new music service Wednesday that offers downloads at $0.79 a track. Called RealOne Rhapsody, the service offers access to 330,000 tracks for online listening, and 200,000 for downloading and burning onto to CDs, RealNetworks said in a statement Wednesday. [MacCentral] 10:11:11 AM

Novell challenges SCO's Linux claims. The second of four companies to own Unix rights takes issue with the rights infringement claims that SCO Group is making against Linux. [CNET News.com] 10:09:27 AM

SCO catches flak for Linux campaign. Opposition to SCO Group's campaign against Linux continues to mount, but SCO's Unix licensing initiative has paid off in the company's first-ever profit. [CNET News.com] 10:09:06 AM

Sony brandishes PS2's successor. The company introduces the PSX, a follow-up to the hugely popular PlayStation 2, and touts it as a device that creates a new entertainment category. [CNET News.com] In addition to the basic features of a game console, PSX will offer a DVD recorder, a 120GB hard drive, a TV tuner, an Ethernet port, a USB 2.0 port and a Memory Stick slot. 10:06:09 AM