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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/855>

  This week's big Apple news is... the launch of Microsoft's Zune
  music player? Although the new device doesn't even work with Macs,
  the Zune is likely to affect Apple's iPod business. Glenn Fleishman
  looks at the Zune's features and some early reactions from the
  press, and then editor-at-large Geoff Duncan discusses how Microsoft
  abandoned its own PlaysForSure model, as well as the significance of
  the company's deal to pay Universal Music a percentage of each Zune
  sale (and why artists probably won't see any of that money). In
  other news, we note the releases of new MacBooks containing the Core
  2 Duo processor, an archive CD from MacTech, Yojimbo 1.3, The
  Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 3.0, and 1Passwd 2.0. Lastly, Adam
  notes a change in how we use dates in TidBITS, and points out our
  borderline insane alter egos at Crazy Apple Rumors Site.

Articles
    MacBook Gains Core 2 Duo Processor
    Yojimbo 1.3 Adds Tagging
    Mark/Space Releases The Missing Sync for Windows Mobile 3.0
    TidBITS Week in CARS
    MacTech Creates Archive CD
    1Passwd Updated to Version 2.0
    DealBITS Drawing: PDFpen Winners
    Dates in TidBITS
    Zune Doom
    Of the Zune, DRM, and Universal Music
    Take Control News/13-Nov-06
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/13-Nov-06


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