Microsoft to Launch 'iPod Killer"; Is Sirius in the Mix?
Sirius and Microsoft announced a partnership last year to jointly develop live video via satellite. Now, Microsoft is preparing to roll out an iPod rival, mentioning that they are "talking to partners". Will Sirius be one of them? Here is the original announcement: LINK
SIRIUS And Microsoft To Collaborate To Develop Video Service
SIRIUS Selects Windows Media Video 9 for Mobile Video Service
NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, NV – January 5, 2005 – SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it has selected Windows Media Video 9 for use in SIRIUS’ mobile video platform, and has reached an agreement with Microsoft to collaborate in the further development of video applications.
"We are excited to be working with SIRIUS on its new mobile video service that will be delivered using our technology," said Amir Majidimehr, Corporate Vice President of the Windows Digital Media Division at Microsoft. "We will further work together to enable consumers to experience SIRIUS video whether on the go or at home -- from the initial mobile service in vehicles to the PC and home entertainment devices."
Microsoft to launch 'iPod killer' before Christmas
By Rhys Blakely, www.timesonline.com.uk
Microsoft is expected to release a rival to the iPod, Apple’s iconic range of portable music and video players, in time for Christmas. The Microsoft gadget will attempt to usurp the iPod, the undisputed market leader, by offering a wireless internet capability that will allow users to download music without being connected to a computer, according to reports. Meanwhile, the growth in the market for downloaded music has led analysts across the globe to ask when Microsoft would finally launch its own "iPod killer".
In February, a pupil at John Marshall High School in Seattle managed to extract the frankest answer from Mr Gates. When asked by 19-year-old Schyler Mishra whether Microsoft was planning a hand-held music player, Mr Gates asked a group of students how many of them owned an iPod. Surveying the sea of raised hands, there was evidently only one answer he could give: "We are talking with partners about how we … can make even better music players."
Link to article: HERE
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