[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ Microsoft to Release Its Own iPod, Microsoft to undercut iPod price

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More coming from the Borg from over at neowin.net:

"Microsoft Corp...will begin selling portable music players for as much as 80 percent less than Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod. The Microsoft-branded devices will "look and feel" as good as the iPod for as little as $50, said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of MSN at Microsoft Corp., at the Goldman Sachs fifth annual Internet Conference in Las Vegas. The iPod sells for $249 to $499. Microsoft, based in Redmond, Wash., will release a number of music players when it launches its online music service later this year, giving customers more choices than Apple, Mehdi said."

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[mcelb1200]

I can confirm what ur saying 'bout apple's Boxcrash. I've managed to crash the recording studio's G4 numerous times, as well as my sister's PowerBooks. I think the key differentiator is that they crash gracefully. I like the unix-flavoured os too. Otherwise, still a PC man.