It's catching on.

First, war is hard. Then, playing music is hard.

Lee had a role in Microsoft's unusual agreement to share a reported $1 of the $250 purchase price of each Zune device with Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group, a move intended to help Microsoft to build relations with major recording labels.

Even so, content owners have been loath to cooperate with Microsoft by easing the digital restrictions on music tracks, said Rob Helm, research director at Directions on Microsoft in Kirkland.

"It's a hard job," Helm said.

(Houston Chronicle)

What's next, making your bed?

Um, come to think of it...