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The Latest iPod Assassination Attempt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the watch-out-mr.-ipod dept.

Insani-CTO writes "David Pogue at the New York Times reviews Samsung's new Z5, the latest attempt at an 'iPod killer' He gives it a pretty favorable review, though doesn't quite count the Nano as dead quite yet. From the piece: 'The Z5, then, will not cause any discernible dip in iPod market share. It does, however, deserve to be a hit for Samsung. For someone who wants a Nano that's not a Nano, it's a close enough match in looks, sleekness, capacity and crystal-clear software design. In fact, if iPod didn't loom over every conversation as the screamingly obvious point of comparison, the Z5 could be the next little thing.'"

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  1. And soon follows... by rehtonAesoohC · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...the ZWeb for everyone's busy ZLife, they can download ZTunes from the ZStore.

  2. MMS-MMS by Hieronymus+Howard · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article:

    And while the Z5 can't play songs from Apple's iTunes Music Store, it can play songs from Rhapsody, Napster, Musicmatch, MSN Music, Wal-Mart, AOL Music Now, Yahoo Music and other members of the "MMS-MMS" consortium (Microsoft-based Music Stores with Minuscule Market Share).

  3. You thought you loved Samsung before... by diamondsw · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now Samsung will love you back...

    Samsung Means To Come

    (Warning: Flash-based and requires sound for full effect; content is all text but not necessarily safe for work)

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    I don't know what kind of crack I was on, but I suspect it was decaf.
  4. Re:You can't beat the iPod head-to-head by DrXym · · Score: 3, Funny
    These competitors sniping ineffectually at Apple's heels in the digital music player space need to realize that they will always be playing second fiddle (ha ha) as long as their players look remotely like iPods.

    And I'm sure that if I were to dig into Google Groups that Mac zealots were saying the same thing about Windows 3.1 when it first appeared.

    Seriously though, I want a music player that plays MP3, AAC, WMA and (for completeness) OGG out of the box, looks pretty, where DRM is supported for each favorite music format and where the software that doesn't suck and lets you choose which format is right for the user. Can it be that hard to do?

  5. Re:I love Samsung? by thatguywhoiam · · Score: 5, Funny
    The lady of the house has 2 iPods and she loves them.

    You should ask to borrow one of your mom's iPods. :)

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    If Jesus wants me it knows where to find me.
  6. iPod killer by TubeSteak · · Score: 4, Funny
    None of these so-called iPod-killers will fly. At least that is MHO.
    Chuck Norris can fly, he just hasn't gotten around to killing the iPod yet.
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    [Fuck Beta]
    o0t!
  7. The title implies that..... by 8127972 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ..... We should be adding the iPod to this list on Wikipedia:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsuccessful_ assassinations

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    This is my opinion. To make sure you don't steal it, it's covered by the DMCA.
  8. Re:tired of the "killer" thing by z0idberg · · Score: 2, Funny

    I heard that assassin is the new killer-killer.

    Killer is sooooo 2005.

    Assassin sounds much cooler and lets face it, it's got two asses, what could be better than that?!

  9. Re:I love Samsung? by zardo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I love it when I'm snowboarding coming up behind a boarder with headphones in his ears, he doesn't hear you coming and swerves right into your path. Ipods everywhere, it's attack of the pod people. I'm pretty sick of seeing them, some goon while I'm waiting at the DMV to get my license renewed sitting their bouncing up and down with his god damn IPOD! want to smack them, want to smack them

  10. Re:What? by north.coaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Which portable playes provide good support for FLAC?