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Microsoft leaks Zune Details in FCC filing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the portable-shenanigans dept.

cnet-declan writes "One of my colleagues at CNET News.com has picked up on a filing that Microsoft made yesterday with the FCC. Our article reports that Microsoft's Zune media player (the iPod rival discussed before on Slashdot) is going to have features such as creating mobile social networks and streaming music to nearby friends or strangers. It's going to support the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards, have a 30GB hard drive, support music, movies, and photos, and have a 3-inch screen. Is this finally enough to unseat Apple?"

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  1. Re:I may want one of these after all by Feyr · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    depends on which game you play and on the phase of the moon (sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't)

  2. Is this finally enough to unseat Apple? by suv4x4 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is this finally enough to unseat Apple?

    No, because people buy the brand, not the device. Or well not in this generation. XBox1 didn't unseat playstation2, but I won't be surprised if it wins this time around.

    iPod has the same "aura" as playstation, it being THE mp3 player to have and show off.

    I personally hope we have a 50%/50% picture for zune/ipod (not counting the rest of the market, which I hope is still there of course), because Apple desparately needs a reality check.

    But then, so do most of their customers.