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MSFTs "iPod Killer" Readied for Europe
rocketjam writes "Reuters reports that the first hardware to run Microsoft's "iPod Killer" software will be available in Europe in the second half of 2004. MS has been working with several manufacturers, and is expected to introduce a device which will play movies and songs as well as store digital photos through Microsoft's yet-to-be-unveiled Portable Media Center software. A spokesman said 'We think this is going to be one of the hot devices for Christmas 2004,' The players are expected to sell for between about $700 to $800. They will play MP3s as well as audio and video recorded in Microsoft's digital format. The player will be significantly larger than the iPod in order to accomodate a video screen. A Jupiter Research analyst, Mark Milligan said 'By definition, (the devices) just don't have widespread appeal', and he doubts the devices would change the consumer electronics landscape in any way."
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Trolling is a art,
There's a typo in the article. "N-Gage Killer" is misspelled.
Obliteracy: Words with explosions
It's an expensive low end laptop with few features? Wow, look out world!
At 2X the price and 6X the volume the only way it'll be an iPod killer is if you use it like a brick to smash an iPod. This sounds like the Saturday Night Live skit where the hipper you were the bigger your cellphone was.
Chris Kuivenhoven is a thief, beware
They mean "iPod Killer" in that if you took one of these and whacked an iPod with it, the iPod would die.
blarg.
The "Ipod Killer" is just a Microsoft employee named Ted who steals people Ipods.
Then stomps on them.
Any sufficiently well-organized Government is indistinguishable from bullshit.
Hell, my money would be on the iPod...
Obliteracy: Words with explosions
I know a guy who knows a guy, and I managed to get one leaked photo.
Ha ha, yeah, right. Just like how IE was going to be "the Netscape Killer"... feh...
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Who gives a $700-$800 Christmas gift?
Martha Stewart to her cellmate "Bertha"?
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Man, I hate Ted. He stomped my iPod the other day, it cost me $250 to get Apple to fix it.
The next Cmdr Taco duplicate will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
It's too bad your not employed by Microsoft. You could have given them your valuable advice in person and corrected the error of their ways.
Let me guess. You've used Microsoft products in the past?
Althought the elephant would have a way better claim to the title because it could actually kill pets.
The only iPod killer the boys from Redmond could come up with would be a Microsoft-branded claw hammer (retailing for $149.95 most likely).
No wireless. Larger and more expensive than an ipod. Lame.
Good news is Apple is working on a "Ted Killer".
It's a big guy named Steve who stops Ted.
Seriously MS is smoking something when they call their new bomb an Ipod killer.
It won't have firewire, it will have excessive DRM lockdowns and won't handle Ogg.
Oh and it costs more. great.
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Apple Computer : "Proudly going out of business for twenty-seven years"!
3X as thick, twice as long!
Come on that 6 times as much device for only twice the price. Pound for pound Microsoft wins hands down.
Well, it seems MS just took an Ipod and fed it that herbal enhancement supplement I keep getting all the e-mails about.
yeah, but he distorts reality around him. That *is* scary!
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
::: For that price, one could get a low-end laptop.:::
Which also comes nicely packaged with a set of CTRL + ALT + DELETE keys.
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That sure is a long way to say, "I'll buy anything!"
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Get em now!
Yeah, and my car stereo is an ipod killer because I WANT to have it attached to my car with a built in radio and CD player.
And my TV is an ipod killer because the portability of an ipod isn't really important to me-- plus it has video!
And my printer is an ipod killer because it offers all the printing features I need, so I'm willing to forgo the lack of music-playing functionality.
There are some photos of Microsoft's new offering here :)
were you expecting to see a sig here? perhaps you'd rather see the inside of an ambulance!
The "Ipod Killer" is just a Microsoft employee named Ted who steals people Ipods.
I've heard of this guy working in London. Apparently he chased one of the producers of Lord of the Rings down a few streets to try and steel his iPod.
Spell cheek you've failed me four the last thyme!
They showed movies on the bus to New York - was I unknowingly ON the iPod Killer?
Larger, more expensive, and totally having nothing to do with being an iPod. Microsoft corners the market on Microsoft once again.
kulakovich
*cough* Headphone jack?
=)
Clippy, "Hi, it looks like you are trying to carry this device. Do you want to 1. lift some weights, 2. buy a backpack, or 3. sell this thing on ebay?"
He's bald and jumps around screaming "iPODS!!! iPODS!!! iPODS!!! iPODS!!!" with sweat stains in his arm pits right?
Get paid to code OSS
Redmond, WA - Microsoft's new Pr0nMaster gives you pr0n on demand. Bring your pr0n with you - on the train, on the bus, at 12.000 meters - everwhere. It's large capacity drive means you won't have to explain what you're doing with "all those DVDs" when you pass through customs. The big screen means you won't have to squint while you watch. And it's small enough for you to bring it to the restroom or other enclosed space so you can "do your business."
The Pr0nMaster also comes in a sport enclosure, because "accidents happen" when things get exciting on-screen! Plus its handy video out lets you plug into the A/V equipment at your destination - so you can share the wealth!
The Microsoft Pr0nMaster - a peepshow in your pocket!
A music player that doesn't handle OGG is like an automobile that doesn't make toast.
Hey freaks: now you're ju
Crystal meth much?
This is Slashdot. Without knowing whether you're an emacs user or not we can't tell whether you think it would actually be appropriate for an automobile to also make toast..
How telling is it that I'm a PICO / Textpad user who knows his way around BBEdit?
Hey freaks: now you're ju
"Grrr this pisses me off so much you wouldn't understand!"
How tragic.
What the hell do these bastards think they're doing? Not only are they never going to run apple out of any market because their products suck. Now they're trying to push apple out of the mp3 player market, and with what? A piece of crap running windows...well fantastic. Microsofts impression seems to be that the average consumer (in a comical fashion) would say "I think i'd rather the shitty McShitShit Windows CE based CrashMaster 2004 just so I can have the same reliability or lack thereof as my home based winbox".
I'm going to destroy something beautiful...
Apple's new Operating System 10.3 "Windows Killer" has been for sale for a couple of months.
Can anyone tell me how to set my sig on Slashdot?
Here's a story about the REAL ipod killer