Microsoft battles to be No. 1 in fun - The Boston Globe

Microsoft battles to be No. 1 in fun - The Boston Globe: "Asked at a press conference whether that deal would help Microsoft catch up to Apple in the battle for digital media dominance, chief executive Steve Ballmer took a dig at his competitor.
''People will one day carry one portable device. In the long run, I know it's the phone that's the music player, not the music player that's the phone. Others in the market don't see it that way,' he said, in a reference comparing the Microsoft-powered service on Verizon phones to Apple's iPod."