The iPod can and will be defeated by something that does a better job of embracing interoperability, and the new and improved Zune could be it -- although Microsoft's woeful branding problems aren't helping the situation. Note MSFT's strategy of using a social network for building a community of Zune users; we'll see more and more stuff like that. -- KM

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Microsoft announced some updates to its Zune media player lineup this week, with new smaller, flash memory based Zunes coming soon. But we're much more excited about the software updates. Microsoft has revamped both the Zune firmware and the Zune Desktop software. Perhaps the most impressive thing is that if you've got a current generation Zune

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