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Looking to take on Apple's iPod, Microsoft is developing a handheld player expected in time for the holiday season.
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this again? Will it work?
this again? Will it work?
music and movies, are they dumb or what? I can see it working with
cellphones, that would be a big plus over the iPod.
Is they MS selling iPod killer the at a loss?
I am not saying this device is a IPOD killer, never under estimate microsoft marketing!!!.
music and movies, are they dumb or what? I can see it working with
cellphones, that would be a big plus over the iPod.
Is they MS selling iPod killer the at a loss?
I am not saying this device is a IPOD killer, never under estimate microsoft marketing!!!.
Whether it's Microsoft and/or some other player, iPod's market share will eventually fall. We're still very early in the game.
gain back public mindshare from Apple. What better way for
them to do it then compete in Apple's own backyard, right?
Now whether not Microsoft gains back some popularity remains
to be seen. Not everyone has the money to spend on another
device after buying an Ipod and there are millions of people out
there with Ipods. Not to mention the Macbooks are gaining in
popularity now that it can run Mac OS X & Windows side by side.
How is Microsoft expected to make any money? I just dont' see
it. Even looking ahead I just dont see how they can turn a profit
here, there are just to many competitors. The only way they
possibly can do it, is probably if they drop a bomb on one of
Apple's main R&D buildings at Infinite Loop to deter them from
innovating cause this isn't the weak Apple of old. They are a lean
mean heavyweight looking for the title and given Microsoft's
delay record with Vista & Office 07 all indications point to Apple
again to gain some hit points when it comes to innovating.
Future scenario - I've just come from work using MS Office all
day not to mention Windows Vista which is turning out to be
even buggier than XP, now I have to hop on a subway home to
listen to my MS Jukebox thingy majiggy...
I just dont see it happening. Microsoft just doesn't have the
brand popularity or cultivating sense to be able to pull this off.
Anything with the Microsoft logo just screams "don't buy me"
You know what I mean?
Whether it's Microsoft and/or some other player, iPod's market share will eventually fall. We're still very early in the game.
gain back public mindshare from Apple. What better way for
them to do it then compete in Apple's own backyard, right?
Now whether not Microsoft gains back some popularity remains
to be seen. Not everyone has the money to spend on another
device after buying an Ipod and there are millions of people out
there with Ipods. Not to mention the Macbooks are gaining in
popularity now that it can run Mac OS X & Windows side by side.
How is Microsoft expected to make any money? I just dont' see
it. Even looking ahead I just dont see how they can turn a profit
here, there are just to many competitors. The only way they
possibly can do it, is probably if they drop a bomb on one of
Apple's main R&D buildings at Infinite Loop to deter them from
innovating cause this isn't the weak Apple of old. They are a lean
mean heavyweight looking for the title and given Microsoft's
delay record with Vista & Office 07 all indications point to Apple
again to gain some hit points when it comes to innovating.
Future scenario - I've just come from work using MS Office all
day not to mention Windows Vista which is turning out to be
even buggier than XP, now I have to hop on a subway home to
listen to my MS Jukebox thingy majiggy...
I just dont see it happening. Microsoft just doesn't have the
brand popularity or cultivating sense to be able to pull this off.
Anything with the Microsoft logo just screams "don't buy me"
You know what I mean?
Mac OSX 2001 Clone (astalavista 2007?/08?) for the holidays? No-Go.
You have to wait a little longer for that one partner.
What MS fail to get is this...No matter WHAT they do (if anything), it will still be "an iPod Copy" in the minds of the public.
Too many people have iPods & have seen iPods everywhere with THOUSANDS of partners & accessories "Made For The iPod"...
You can't be a follower & a leader at the same time Citizen Gates.
Microsoft: always late to the party & then they become a big party pooper.
Mac OSX 2001 Clone (astalavista 2007?/08?) for the holidays? No-Go.
You have to wait a little longer for that one partner.
What MS fail to get is this...No matter WHAT they do (if anything), it will still be "an iPod Copy" in the minds of the public.
Too many people have iPods & have seen iPods everywhere with THOUSANDS of partners & accessories "Made For The iPod"...
You can't be a follower & a leader at the same time Citizen Gates.
Microsoft: always late to the party & then they become a big party pooper.
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Love my ipod tho ;P
Love my ipod tho ;P
If this doesn't deliver improvements (in price and quality), I just wont buy it.
There are many people who have software that does not run on MAC OSX and even if they want to buy software for MAX OSX port, they can't get it. As long as this is the scenario, people will wait for windows.
If this doesn't deliver improvements (in price and quality), I just wont buy it.
There are many people who have software that does not run on MAC OSX and even if they want to buy software for MAX OSX port, they can't get it. As long as this is the scenario, people will wait for windows.
It's not the player, stupid.
The iPod is a nice device, but overpriced. This is a proven strategy that works for many companies (Bose Speakers, Monster Cable, Starbucks, designer jeans, etc).
The reason Apple dominates is iTunes. They came out early, they came out strong and they've got tight product integration between downloads and player.
If MS wants to kill Apple they need to better music store. This will require a bit less greed on the pricing model and a bit more flexibility on the DRM restrictions.
And let's face it, MS doesn't care about having a successful hardware player. They want to breake the music distrubution strength of Apple and their non-MS file format/DRM.
like Apple being strong enough to direct pricing.
That would lead me to believe there might be higher pricing. I
believe I've read that angle before from the big labels.... I also
wonder what their licenses for number of burns will be like...
Charles R. Whealton
Chuck Whealton @ pleasedontspam.com
Falls Church, VA