MS Mea Culpa 2004

This is our official announcement that yesterday's noise about a $50 iPod-killer was just that. Noise. An off-the-cuff remark was paraphrased into a news story that got us all atwitter. In actuality, nothing new was learned. Microsoft will not be producing its own media players. Rather, they will compete with Apple via manufacturers (iRiver, Creative) making Windows Media Center devices. The $50 figure is either woefully unrealistic or refers to a cheapo flash-based player. Or both.

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