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By Richard Shim
Posted on ZDNet News: Oct 25, 2004 8:02:00 PM

Sony has released the first of its digital audio players to support the popular MP3 format, marking a significant shift in its music strategy.

As expected, the company announced the release in Europe of two flash-memory-based devices, the Walkman NW-E99 and NW-E95, which can natively play songs in MP3 and Sony's own Atrac file format. The move, discussed by the company on Monday, diverges from its previous position of not supporting MP3 because of its lack of security measures and susceptibility to easy file sharing.

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Now Sony is missing just ONE thing...
... actually PROVIDING support for their music products. I purchased a Sony personal digital music player for my son, and the software that came with it - the ONLY way to interface with the device be... (Read the rest)
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Welcome to the '20' century Sony!  dave95 | 10/26/04
Now Sony is missing just ONE thing...  ejhonda | 10/26/04

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