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  • Brian Ellis
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 9623

    #1

    Another Microsoft fiasco?

    BBC, News, BBC News, news online, world, uk, international, foreign, british, online, service


    Can they lick Ipod?
    Brian (the devil incarnate)
  • Jessterw
    Style Master, Rtd.
    • Jul 2002
    • 4265

    #2
    I'm sure they can gain some market share, but I highly doubt if they'll be able to take any significant amount away from that of the iPod(s).

    I mean, Creative has had such a poor run against the latter (even with some rather decent products) that they are now going to be an iPod accessory maker.
    “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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    • TransformX
      Super MURCer
      • Sep 2003
      • 4946

      #3
      I think it'll be so packed full of DRM nobody will want to touch it with a 10ft pole
      "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism."

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      • Dr Mordrid
        Moderator
        • Apr 2001
        • 26592

        #4
        10 ft? 10 meters
        Dr. Mordrid
        ----------------------------
        An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

        I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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        • Nowhere
          Super MURCer
          • Jun 2002
          • 4830

          #5
          Offtopic: Doc favours EU standard over US one, a breakthrough!

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          • Dr Mordrid
            Moderator
            • Apr 2001
            • 26592

            #6
            No....sticking with "10" as a base measure & changing units for effect

            Actually I've worked in the metric system my whole life. Medical type, remember?
            Dr. Mordrid
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            An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.

            I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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            • Jessterw
              Style Master, Rtd.
              • Jul 2002
              • 4265

              #7
              Originally posted by Dr Mordrid
              Actually I've worked in the metric system my whole life. Medical type, remember?
              Same here - architecture and environmental engineering before I ventured into programming, and even then, I've either been programming for the latter of the two above or for a Japanese company.

              Wouldn't the proper description be a barge pole
              “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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              • Sasq
                Administrator
                • Jan 2001
                • 4635

                #8
                I'm thinking more one of those remote bomb detonation robots
                Juu nin to iro


                English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar.

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                • Brian Ellis
                  Super MURCer
                  • Sep 1999
                  • 9623

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Jesterzwild
                  I mean, Creative has had such a poor run against the latter (even with some rather decent products) that they are now going to be an iPod accessory maker.
                  And they received $100M from Apple, into the bargain!
                  Brian (the devil incarnate)

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                  • Jessterw
                    Style Master, Rtd.
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 4265

                    #10
                    Well if you can't beat them, sue them
                    “And, remember: there's no 'I' in 'irony'” ~ Merlin Mann

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