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Microsoft responds:
Microsoft warns Apple over iPhone
Time: 12:32 EST/17:32 GMT | News Source: VNUNet | Posted By: Erick Cordero
Microsoft has warned Apple that a mobile phone built to emulate its successful iPod MP3 player will still face a tough challenge in the marketplace. Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft, claimed that the company thought about launching a Zune mobile phone but decided against it.
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10:54 am note - iPhone prices include a 2 year contract - FYI
10:53 am multi-year exclusive partnership
only available from Cingular or Apple
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[quote Sam3]I'm out.
A nice device, but phone service provider lock-in and the price killed it for me.
Apple could have really been an innovator to the American market and sold an unlocked, provider-neutral phone. I'm disappointed.
Different providers use different systems. Could one phone work universally across all?
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[quote Grumpyguy]Microsoft responds:
Microsoft warns Apple over iPhone
Time: 12:32 EST/17:32 GMT | News Source: VNUNet | Posted By: Erick Cordero
Microsoft has warned Apple that a mobile phone built to emulate its successful iPod MP3 player will still face a tough challenge in the marketplace. Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft, claimed that the company thought about launching a Zune mobile phone but decided against it.
And I was going to be the king of Russia, but decided against it.
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10:54 am cingular commercial is over - back to steve
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I have cingular now and as soon as my contract is up, I'm leaving. Even the iPhone won't get me back to Cingular. I've had voicemails disappear for a month (someone leaves me a voicemail and it doesn't show up until a full month later!). And don't get me started on the dropped calls!
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[quote Grumpyguy]Microsoft responds:
Microsoft warns Apple over iPhone
Time: 12:32 EST/17:32 GMT | News Source: VNUNet | Posted By: Erick Cordero
Microsoft has warned Apple that a mobile phone built to emulate its successful iPod MP3 player will still face a tough challenge in the marketplace. Robbie Bach, president of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft, claimed that the company thought about launching a Zune mobile phone but decided against it.
Woooo. I bet Steve Jobs is quaking in his boots now. M$ people are such clowns. They need to either put up a decent product or shut up.
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From the photos posted at MacRumors, it looks like the $500 is with a 2 year plan (ie, that's the price after Cingular subsidy).
Knew it wasn't gonna be cheap...
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10:56 am backstage scramble...
10:55 am uh oh...
10:55 am "clicker is not working"
10:55 am "how big it is"
10:55 am look at Apple's Market Share
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10:57 am 2006
10:57 am he would mess it up and as soon as they would fix it he would switch it back
10:56 am people watching star trek
10:56 am woz would have in pocket
10:56 am when i was in high school woz and i made a dvice called tv jammer
