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Levon · 06-26-04, 05:43 PM

Is this a joke?
Microsoft: Europe “iPod killer” debut in 2H 2004

Microsoft said the Creative devices will be available in Sweden, the United Kingdom and Denmark first, retailing for between 550 euros and 599 euros ($678.50-$738.90) and 399 pounds and 449 pounds ($724-$814.70).

The product will be available in Germany, France, Italy and Spain to follow, but also by year-end, Microsoft said.

Price details and retail launch dates were not available for the iRiver device.

FATTER THAN THE IPOD

The Creative players will be sold with 20 gigabytes or 40 gigabytes of storage capacity, the latter would provide 175 hours of video playback or 10,000 songs, Microsoft said.

The devices play MP3 files as well as audio and video content recorded in Microsoft’s digital format. The devices run on the Windows CE operating system. …

The Creative player weighs in at 330 grams (11.5 ounces) — roughly three times as thick as an iPod and roughly twice as long to accommodate its television-quality colour screen. It has a USB port and comes with audio and video outputs cable to play media on a television or stereo hi-fi.

So it costs 50% to 100% more than the iPod, is 2 to 3 times larger physically but doesn’t have any more space. How is this a threat? Seems more like an albatross.

so it runs PocketPC, is this a joke???

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Levon Aximsite All Star Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: California Posts: 771 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Microsoft/Creative to Release an iPod KILLER Is this a joke? Microsoft: Europe “iPod killer” debut in 2H 2004 Microsoft said the Creative devices will be available in Sweden, the United Kingdom and Denmark first, retailing for between 550 euros and 599 euros ($678.50-$738.90) and 399 pounds and 449 pounds ($724-$814.70). The product will be available in Germany, France, Italy and Spain to follow, but also by year-end, Microsoft said. Price details and retail launch dates were not available for the iRiver device. FATTER THAN THE IPOD The Creative players will be sold with 20 gigabytes or 40 gigabytes of storage capacity, the latter would provide 175 hours of video playback or 10,000 songs, Microsoft said. The devices play MP3 files as well as audio and video content recorded in Microsoft’s digital format. The devices run on the Windows CE operating system. … The Creative player weighs in at 330 grams (11.5 ounces) — roughly three times as thick as an iPod and roughly twice as long to accommodate its television-quality colour screen. It has a USB port and comes with audio and video outputs cable to play media on a television or stereo hi-fi. So it costs 50% to 100% more than the iPod, is 2 to 3 times larger physically but doesn’t have any more space. How is this a threat? Seems more like an albatross. so it runs PocketPC, is this a joke??? __________________ X30 mid Kingston 512MB SD 1GB Ridata CompactFlash (have absolutely no use of it) Nokia 3650 SmartPhone w/16MB MMC(Symbian OS rocks) Handspring Visor Edge (Palm OS YUCK)