Zune phone confirmed, could launch before iPhone

February 9th, 2007

“Last week, Engadget reported that sources close to Microsoft had passed along information about a Zune-based competitor to Apple’s iPhone. Following up on those reports, CrunchGear goes on to say today that the Zune phone is not just a rumor and is confirmed for a 2007 release. Now this is really interesting. It’s pretty safe to say that the Zune has done little to challenge the iPod in the portable music market. So, what potential reason would Microsoft have to believe that a telephone bearing the Zune brand would fare any different in competing against the iPhone?…” (Read full article here)

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