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17:12 - Oh boy, I can't wait
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~33~2174543,00.html
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A reader sends this:
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less than Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod.
The Microsoft-branded devices will "look and feel" as good as the iPod for as little as $50, said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of MSN at Microsoft Corp., at the Goldman Sachs fifth annual Internet Conference in Las Vegas. The iPod sells for $249 to $499.
Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., will release a number of music players when it launches its online music service later this year, giving customers more choices than Apple, Mehdi said.
And we know how well they've always done with "look and feel" in the past.
Not to mention products that sell for a fraction of the cost of production. Ain't it great to be able to subsidize one business with the profits from another? (Or will the players be flash-based or something?)
UPDATE: As Chris notes, remember when Microsoft used to fight lawsuits accusing them of copying Apple's look and feel? Now they're bragging about it.
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Brian Tiemann
