Virgin's New iPod Rival

iammaxus writes "CNET has the scoop on Virgin's new iPod killer. Favorite quote: 'Virgin said support for open standards such as WMA will let people select the music service of their choice.'" While this doesn't look like a bad player, it's the same price as an iPod mini (and incompatible with the most popular pay-per-download site), so calling it an iPod killer seems a bit premature.

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support for open standards such as WMA...

[PoprocksCk]

In other news, Microsoft announced today that all of their intellectual property will, from now on, be fully licensed under the GPL.

Re:support for open standards such as WMA...

[Amiga Lover]

It's funny how used to saying that going the windows way is the way of 'choice' and apple is some kind of dead man's zone people are.

"Hi! Use WMA! it gives you CHOICE over which online stores you use!"

yes, you can use the online stores that have 2% of the market, 3% of the market, and 7% of the market, but you do miss out on the choice of using the biggest & best...

Virgin Trains vs Virgin Player

[Dynamoo]

Virgin is a classic case of "brand stretching", and in the UK they run an incredibly unreliable passenger railway service. Presumably people using the Virgin music service can expect their downloads to be 2 hours late, to break down regularly and to disrupt the entire internet when in progress.

Clunky gray FM Thing

[JasonUCF]

So, uh, it's the same price as a Mini, right?

And the same kind of storage, right?

And it doesn't have iTunes, right?

And it's got those 80's style recessed buttons for navigation, right? 80's style gray looks like, too.

So, the addition of an FM Tuner (i like) makes it a killer?

Has someone been drinking the Richard Branson cappucino?

Don't get me wrong, I admire the guy, I'm glad there's true entrepenuers (read: morning wood all day long) guys like him... but come on... try and read between the lines a little! Don't be another mindless hype blowhard!

lacking

[Savves]

from tfm:

Share your music
Dual headphone jacks so you can listen with friends. Friends not included.

bummer... for once i thought i could finally get one bundled with a music player =(

Re:design...

[mirko]

While searching Google for iPod Killers, I found one that might succeed, though, it's elegant, light and support economy modus... Here it is...

iPod killer?

[Quixote]

iPod killer, meet the website killer.

... on Virgin's new iPod killer

[DaneelGiskard]

Given the responsivness of their site it rather seems to be a story on "...slashdot's new Virgin killer" ...

Coolest tech gadget?

[pjt33]

Surely you're forgetting the Segway!

Unfair to Apple

[Astadar]

Virgin can have articles which refer to its devices as "Virgin's new iPod killer", but Apple can't really go and announce "iPod's new Virgin killer."

(at least not without some outcry from the "virgin's rights" people)

Re:Whatever

[the_pooh_experience]

blockquoteth the postser:

"The industry says OGG won't be supported on portables until OGG is in wider use -- but OGG won't be in wider use until portables support it. It's a challenge."

Is this a good example of the old addage "Which came first, the chicken or the OGG?"

Re:design...

[macthulhu]

Worry? I think I'd like to see Dvorak receive a beating to "Singin' In The Rain"... or how about Steve Ballmer getting one in the yarbles...