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May 27, 2004
Microsoft iPod-Killer for $50?
The Seattle PI and the Denver Post (scroll down a bit to the Las Vegas entry) are running stories with quotes from Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi, VP of MSN. Not unexpectedly, Mehdi stated that Microsoft will be entering the MP3 player market soon. Most likely this will come indirectly via the upcoming Windows Media Center-based products from iRiver, Creative and others.
However, also Mehdi stated that the Microsoft offerings will be priced up to 80% less than the iPod. That would have some devices selling as low as $50. This would absolutely astonishing if (BIG if) it came to pass.
As of yet, we're unable to find a complete transcipt of Mehdi's whole speech. If your Google-fu is up to the task, please pass along the link to us.
More bits at SpyMac, PC Pro UK and MacWorld UK. BTW, what's up with Apple-centric sites being on top of MS's latest pronouncements?
lower price os good for all of us
Posted by: net flix at June 2, 2004 09:52 AMThis is false information, just thought i would let anyone else know who got their hopes up and then had them dashed on the cold rocks of reality. You can see a transcript of the speech here. http://www.microsoft.com/msft/speech/FY04/Mehdi052604.mspx
Posted by: Jason at January 5, 2006 07:32 PM