It has been a busy week for music, mobile devices and movies,
and Microsoft has added to the furore with the launch of its Zune
player.
The company intends to launch the gadget and its associated
download service in the US in time for the all-important Christmas
shopping season.
The launch of Zune pitches Microsoft into direct competition with
Apple but few think that, initially, it will have the clout to
upset the dominance of iTunes and the iPod.
Michael Gartenberg, analyst at Jupiter Research, said the makers of
other MP3 players would likely suffer as a result of the Zune
launch.
"It still looks like short term market share will come from other
device vendors, not Apple," he said.
"Zune isn't an iPod killer but it does offer some compelling
features that Apple currently lacks," he said........
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