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<blockquote data-quote="jjski78" data-source="post: 2564430" data-attributes="member: 568999">Creative has basically the 10% market share that Apple doesn&#039;t have.&nbsp; Since iRiver went down they have been the only competition for the iPod until now..now we have the Zune, or Zpod as I like to call it.&nbsp; Microsoft is already taking a hit on the Zpod.&nbsp; They were originally supposed to sell for $300, but they realized the iPod doesn&#039;t go for that much.&nbsp; They are losing money with every one they sell.&nbsp; And as for not having to make a better product....well, they never have made a better product.&nbsp; Bill Gates has made his billions selling junk.&nbsp; Except the XBox, only thing the guy got right.&nbsp; So I&#039;m sure that&#039;s not entirely out of the question.&nbsp; But even if they drop the quality of the Zpod down enough to sell it for $50, once they start breaking people are gonna boycot them.&nbsp; Hell, it&#039;s already starting, a lot of complaints about the video not working, the wifi not working, etc....As for what he&#039;s ripping off.....!!!!!&nbsp; Do you not see the resemblance between the Zpod and the real thing??&nbsp; It&#039;s a blatant copy.&nbsp; Bill Gates has made his money selling ripoffs of other people&#039;s stuff.&nbsp; I&#039;ve already been through that.And of course Monster and Belkin are gonna jump on the wagon..their stuff is universal pretty much, so it&#039;s a simple color change to mark it made for Zune.&nbsp; I&#039;m talking about automakers, and car audio manufacturers adopting it.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see it happening.&nbsp; Besides, like I said before, I&#039;m sure Apple already has contracts in place with at least the automakers for at least a few years exclusivity, just like with the movie studios.&nbsp; Steve Jobs is trying to give Bill Gates a taste of his own medicine.&nbsp; They may not be able to strangle out windows, but they will defeat the Zune.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jjski78, post: 2564430, member: 568999"] Creative has basically the 10% market share that Apple doesn't have. Since iRiver went down they have been the only competition for the iPod until now..now we have the Zune, or Zpod as I like to call it. Microsoft is already taking a hit on the Zpod. They were originally supposed to sell for $300, but they realized the iPod doesn't go for that much. They are losing money with every one they sell. And as for not having to make a better product....well, they never have made a better product. Bill Gates has made his billions selling junk. Except the XBox, only thing the guy got right. So I'm sure that's not entirely out of the question. But even if they drop the quality of the Zpod down enough to sell it for $50, once they start breaking people are gonna boycot them. Hell, it's already starting, a lot of complaints about the video not working, the wifi not working, etc.... As for what he's ripping off.....!!!!! Do you not see the resemblance between the Zpod and the real thing?? It's a blatant copy. Bill Gates has made his money selling ripoffs of other people's stuff. I've already been through that. And of course Monster and Belkin are gonna jump on the wagon..their stuff is universal pretty much, so it's a simple color change to mark it made for Zune. I'm talking about automakers, and car audio manufacturers adopting it. I don't see it happening. Besides, like I said before, I'm sure Apple already has contracts in place with at least the automakers for at least a few years exclusivity, just like with the movie studios. Steve Jobs is trying to give Bill Gates a taste of his own medicine. They may not be able to strangle out windows, but they will defeat the Zune. [/QUOTE]

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