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Microsoft To Release 'iPod Killer' at Christmas?
ShellFish writes "According to a report from Engadget, Microsoft is poised to finally take on the Apple iPod this holiday season. Tired of uninspiring offerings from its hardware partners, Microsoft is getting into the ring itself. The new media player from Microsoft will feature a bigger screen than the iPod Video, have built-in WiFi for downloading music without a PC, and Microsoft will work with music and TV content providers to build an iTunes Music Store competitor. In what may be the crucial competitive stroke, Microsoft will also allow you to download from its store any song that you've purchased from Apple, unlocking users from iPod's vendor lock-in."
There is no such thing as an "iPod killer". iPod is here to stay.
I'll probably be modded down for this...
I will make some predictions: There will be no support for ogg, flac, etc. It will be DRM infested. It will not play xvid. There will be some monthly fee to Microsoft involved unlock it to it's full capacity. Lastly, this device will NOT have the much anticipated taser/stun gun feature http://users.mtrx.net/image.php?user=funnypics&ima geurl=2006%2F2006-07-06-0001%2Fcell_phone_taser.gi f&showfolder=0
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If Microsoft is going to release an "iPod Killer", you can bet your bottom dollar that Apple will one-up Microsoft with a player that's 100x better.
Apple, I'm sure, does not want to be outdone by Microsoft. I'll wait until Apple's response to the Microsoft media player before I vote with my dollar.
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What a horseshit article.
Microsoft will also allow you to download from its store any song that you've purchased from Apple, unlocking users from iPod's vendor lock-in.
OOOOOh? Really? I'm sure Microsoft won't care if Apple develops an iTMS plugin that strips DRM off of WMA files, then? Didn't some other company try doing this already? What was their name? Real...something.
Good grief. Microsoft promises everything Apple's been delivering for two years, and the tech press just wets themselves with feverish anticipation. Since when was Microsoft's promise good about ANYTHING other than a quarterly profit projection?
Nobody outside of the fringe Apple fanatics care about OSX. Microsoft will sell more windows licenses this year than there are Apples in the world!!! Everyone will buy Windows Vista, and it will be the point where Microsoft turns the corner on security. Stay tuned...your MAC is about to become obsolete!!! By the way, do you like Apples OS upgrade program? They keep you sending them money for an OS upgrade every 18 months for what amounts to a service pack in the windows world. Keep your head in the sand and say; I'm superior because I own a MAC... I'm superior because I own a MAC... I'm superior because I own a MAC... I'm superior because I own a MAC... I'm superior because I own a MAC... ...