http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/21/technology/microsoft.reut/index.htm

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"SEATTLE (Reuters) -- Microsoft Corp. said Friday it plans to release a new music and entertainment player and accompanying software under the "Zune" brand this year, in a belated attempt to challenge the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod player."

7/22/2006 2:44:05 PM

This was confirmed about a week ago

7/22/2006 3:11:15 PM

the only way it could possibly compete or provide an edge is if it has wireless with an ad/hoc mode to share with other users. That way pressure is put onto peers to also have microsoft equipment.

7/22/2006 4:40:41 PM

All the kids are going to be flocking to the Zune brand.

7/22/2006 4:53:05 PM

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"This was confirmed about a week ago"

No, it was confirmed yesterday. It has been rumored for weeks though.

7/22/2006 5:10:28 PM

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"All the kids are going to be flocking to the Zune brand."

Apple seems to do a good job advertising that M$ is not "cool", as their latest commercials show. I will certainly be buying one though

M$ always takes Apple's crap and makes it better.

Just imagine it having Live anywhere

7/22/2006 5:12:08 PM

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"M$ always takes Apple's crap and makes it better."

ROFL!!!

7/22/2006 5:41:24 PM

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"Music industry sources told Reuters earlier this month that Microsoft disclosed plans to be in the market before Christmas with a media player that will allow users to download videos and music wirelessly."

Give that thing wireless internet access and a way of getting to YouTube or Google Video and they'll sell without issue.

7/22/2006 6:06:19 PM

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"This was confirmed about a week ago"

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

7/22/2006 6:06:27 PM

If they avoid ipod pricing and go with the dark sleek styling they use in wmp 11 i'll buy 3 when they hit stores.

7/22/2006 6:19:00 PM

I prefer to humm my own music. It's free and still annoys people around you.

7/22/2006 7:16:42 PM

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"Give that thing wireless internet access and a way of getting to YouTube or Google Video and they'll sell without issue."

I think working out the legal issues of that, or wireless sharing would be VERY difficult. Also, Microsoft hates Google.

7/22/2006 7:31:49 PM

So when is apple announcing a wireless ipod?

7/22/2006 8:05:54 PM

Q1 07

7/22/2006 8:08:59 PM

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"M$ always takes Apple's crap and makes it better."

ROFL as well

^^ Was that a legitimate question? If so, they've said they're not going the way of wireless.

[Edited on July 22, 2006 at 9:09 PM. Reason : ]

7/22/2006 9:08:52 PM

^If you look up, you'll see "gullible" written on the ceiling of your room.

[Edited on July 22, 2006 at 10:07 PM. Reason : sdfsdf]

7/22/2006 10:06:13 PM

is it just his room?

it's definitely not on my ceiling

7/22/2006 10:33:06 PM

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"I think working out the legal issues of that, or wireless sharing would be VERY difficult. Also, Microsoft hates Google."

Basically, what I meant was that if you allow it to wirelessly access the internet, those two things will be the big advantages in it's favor, whether they like Google or not.

7/23/2006 12:54:56 AM

I don't think there's any legal issues with wireless sharing, unless it allows for copying.

Basically, iTunes shares files for listening, not copying. This device could do the same.

With every rumor of a new iPod, it's rumored that Apple would add this feature.

It would be a cool feature, but whether or not it takes off depends on its UI. The iPod's design is what first made it popular. MS and MTV are going to advertise the hell out of Zune probably, but whether it takes off is going to depend on it having a good design.

7/23/2006 1:49:21 AM

idk there is some program called mytunesredux that allows people to download music that people share on itunes...hopefully someone will create this with the microsoft ones cause i think microsoft is soooooooooooooooo much better than apple

apple:windows::tarheels:wolfpack

7/23/2006 2:12:30 AM

^ Someone will definitely create something to do that... but it won't be legal, just like that mytunes isn't technically legal either. But technically, it's no different than iTunes sharing, so it shouldn't be legally different.

7/23/2006 2:18:42 AM

ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM ZUNE ZUNE ZUNE

7/23/2006 3:50:56 AM

It'll be nice to see another player that'll support WMA, I only know of a few that do it currently. I wonder how long it'll be before we see .ogg supported on a player.

7/23/2006 10:05:10 AM

my treo plays ogg and has wireless access

7/23/2006 10:20:16 AM

pics?

7/23/2006 11:10:50 AM

lifedrive, 4 gig hd, sd card, wirless acess via 802.11b, bluetooth connection to your cellphone or to a wireless headset, video playback built in ,widescreen capable, plus can be upgraded with any palm os video or audio player, unlike a dedicated unit like an ipod or the like.

7/23/2006 11:17:47 AM

i wonder if it will have the blue screen of death

7/23/2006 1:51:43 PM

I hope Zune does as well as Microsoft Origami

7/23/2006 2:26:36 PM

exactly - microsoft doesn't really have a good track record when it comes to hardware

7/23/2006 4:46:34 PM

^
some hardware

their mice and keyboards are fantastic, even for Mac users 

7/23/2006 5:41:55 PM

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"It'll be nice to see another player that'll support WMA, I only know of a few that do it currently."

are they really that hard to find? i picked up a 5gb muvo2 fm about a year ago for $100, and it supports WMA...my old TDK mp3 player (about 4 years old) also supported wma

the compression IS nice, though...i can't tell a difference between a 128kbps mp3 and a 64kbps wma, both of which are fine for a pair of headphones

7/23/2006 6:13:14 PM

where did noen go

7/23/2006 7:08:30 PM

lupe the kill, kill, killer

-ZiP!-

7/26/2006 7:41:53 AM