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iPod Killers For the Holidays

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the or-not dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "MP3 Newswire has an excellent rundown of 29 new digital portables for the upcoming season. From the article: 'We have run the iPod Killers for Christmas/Summer series since 2004. In that time we [have] reported on 149 portable players and NOT one iPod killer from the bunch. That said, [this time] we may actually have a couple of genuine challengers to Apple. This holiday season will see Microsoft pump tens-of-millions of dollars to hawk their new Zune portable, and SanDisk's 8GB e280 flash unit is compelling high-end users. Both can realistically grab double-digit market share from the iPod... Whether they do or not waits to be seen.' The article also makes a good case as to why the Sony PSP should be included in market figures for digital media portables."

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  1. Read the headline by BeeBeard · · Score: 4, Funny

    and instantly thought that Santa just delivered a sleigh full of Sony batteries to the iPod factory.

  2. Killer by eldavojohn · · Score: 4, Funny

    [Setting: the Slashdot editors sit around a meeting room]
    CmdrTaco: Ok, it's Saturday night and anyone with a life is out doing stuff. But we need more material to keep our ad revenue coming in.
    *Everyone nods*
    CmdrTaco: So what have you got?
    kdawson: KILLER!
    CmdrTaco: Quiet, kdawson, Zonk is speaking.
    Zonk: Well, I could write in as an anonymous reader and we could talk about MP3 players. The kids love those, don't they?
    kdawson: KILLER!
    CmdrTaco: Kdawson, I don't want to have to warn you again. I love it, Zonk. But what will we title it?
    Zonk: How about 'Some More Electronics for You to Buy.'
    CmdrTaco: Nah, not enough edge, anyone else? kdawson, do you have something constructive to suggest?
    kdawson: Yeah, 'The Killer Devices that Kill iPods in the Killing Fields for the Killing Season ... Killer.'
    CmdrTaco: You may have something there, kdawson ... there's something fresh and new with the word 'killer.' Print it, push out the plum.
    kdawson: Killer.

    --
    My work here is dung.
    1. Re:Killer by Khuffie · · Score: 4, Funny
      Your writing is unbelievable. Slashdot readers having a life? Out doing stuff on Saturday nights? Jeez, why don't you write something realistic for once!

      Killer!

  3. Re:Let's make a rule by Propaganda13 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, in that case, Maytag makes an Ipod killer. Too bad, it doesn't play mp3s.