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Virgin's New iPod Rival

Posted by timothy on from the like-a-virgin dept.

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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  1. El Reg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Had the scoop 2 days ago.

  2. Re:Whatever by cfuse · · Score: 1, Troll
    Every man and his dog is making an "iPod killer" these days.

    I thought the iPod killer was the iPod mini?

  3. Re:playforsure! by Surlyboi · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nah, that's Payforsure. Microsoft's new, innovative way to make sure you pirate...err, fine consumers pay for your wonderful open standard WMAs

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  4. Re:What they don't realize by Natchswing · · Score: 0, Troll

    Seamless? I have yet to get iTunes to even recognize my ipod. I've tried numerous times over the past year or so. However, third party applications can access it fine.

  5. Re:Virgin Trains vs Virgin Player by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How is this not off-topic? And what does your pinko leftist rant about controlling means of production have to do with fox hunting? A word of advice Comrade, stop listening to Chumbawamba, and buy a history book to see how your little Clause Four utopia ends.

  6. what a dork! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    dude, get a life. your life seems to revolve a great deal around microscopic features of electronics and apple anal-retentiveness. I love my sony atrac player. its rugged, cheap and its darn good. who the fuck cares for bookmarks? #$%%%@@