Microsoft admits to
working on Zune which is an iPod Competitor
July 19th, 2006
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Zune is going to be a lot like an Apple iPod music player along with
iTunes. Microsoft is putting together a product line called Zune.
Microsoft acknowledged the projects existence to Billboard Magazine in
an interview with Chris Stephenson who is Microsoft’s new general
manager of marketing for MSN Entertainment Business. Stephenson said
that Zune is the “company's strongest effort yet to rein in Apple
Computer's iTunes - iPod juggernaut, currently responsible for about 70
per cent of the digital music market and 75 per cent of the portable
digital music player market.”
Apple makes so much money on the iPod that it accounts for over
one-third of the net sales for the company. If Microsoft is going to
trample Apple iPod, the Zune needs to be an exceptional product line to
compete.
Rumors as to what to expect for the Zune product are many. While it is
all speculation at this time the product sounds good. Zune is expected
to have a larger and higher quality display screen compared to the iPod.
It will have Wi-Fi networking capability for wireless transmission of
data. This also makes it possibly to share with other Zune players as
well. Other rumors is that it might be able to support gaming as the
unit is supposed to house a 400 Mhz DPS processor making it more robust
than what is needed for just listening to music or watching a video.
It is still in development and there is no exact release date set at
this time. It could possibly make it on store shelves in 2007 or 2008.
Nicole Wilson
Best Syndication
Amazon
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