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Last month there were several reports that Yusuf Mehdi, corporate Vice-President for Microsoft Network, said that Microsoft, as part of its upcoming music store launch, was going to have an "iPod Killer" that would cost $50. And as often happens with internet news (hi!), things get repeated quickly by a lot of places, all coming from the same source.
The problem is, Mehdi didn't actually say that. The Microsoft Monitor reports:
- What did he really say? "I've spent time with a bunch of hardware manufacturers who will launch hardware products when we ship our service that will look and feel as good as the iPod product…We won't produce it but it will be available to the consumer. We gave a lot of input." He then described Portable Media Center attributes, then added: "And then a bunch of devices in between, little ones that cost 50 bucks and you can go running with."
Yes, Mr. Mehdi spoke about $50 dollar devices, but not anything made by Microsoft or with capabilities comparable to iPod. Based on where the market is today, I would expect those low-cost devices to be flash-based and not in the same league as iPod.
There's more on what Mehdi did say (and hint about) with the Microsoft Music Store. Read on.
Bill's been using Macs since the late 80s. When he's not making smartass remarks to amuse Kirk Hiner, he enjoys fighting for the user.
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