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May 27, 2004
Audio of MSN VP's Speech
I haven't found a written transcript of Yusuf Mehdi's remarks at yesterday's Goldman Sachs Internet Conference, but you can listen to his talk here. The bits about the iPod come out around 33:45.
I think the soundbite that spawned this was at 35:00:
Little [devices] that cost $50 bucks that you can go running with.
Also note that he says that Microsoft will not make the devices themselves, confirming that Microsoft's competition with the iPod will be by proxy through Windows Media Center device makers.
Here you go: http://www.microsoft.com/msft/speech/FY04/Mehdi052604.mspx
Posted by: joseph cranston at May 27, 2004 11:00 PMThanks! I bow before your Google-fu.
Posted by: Lindsey Smith at May 28, 2004 12:07 AMNice, but common sense (i.e. no breakthrough storage medium that is that cheap, all 4gb hitachis consumed by apple) will tell you that he a) misspoke b) lied.
Posted by: ben at May 28, 2004 02:22 AMI imagine it's closer to A. Maybe he was talking about a flash-based device. 128MB and 256MB flash players aren't that far away from $50 right now.
Posted by: Lindsey Smith at May 28, 2004 10:06 AM