zune

Although Apple banked 2,000,000,000 in iPod and iTunes sales last year, that wasn't profit, just gross sales. So 100,000,000 represents a LOT of money.

These greymarkets exist in many countries. For example in Brazil the street price for an iPod is typically 25% below retail.

I'm so confused!

Every Goliath has a weak spot, and the iPod is exposing a vulnerability. This Chistmas Apple will be showcasing old faithful, while Sandisk and MS bring out new products.

Viral marketing for a mouse? What's next, viral marketing for a dust cover?

I think a 30gb is feasible, who cares if it's a little chunky, I would love it.

I hope it has the following:

HDD
Zune branding
Lots of Games
Integration with console

I think the beauty of Wi-Fi is file sharing. We are in a connected world now, look how the live service has boosted xbox.

Microsoft was involved in launching the .mobi website extension for mobile devices, you can bet it will surf these pages.

I think they did reasonably well with the xbox and I expect to see similar marketing tactics.