Microsoft Plans Converged Cell Phone and iPod Competitor

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Microsoft Plans Converged Cell Phone and iPod Competitor

7:00 am on March 31, 2006 | Category: Mobile Devices, Cell Phones, Multimedia

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, said in a recent interview that his company is looking into the possibility of creating its own Apple iPod like device, and possibly combining it with a cell phone.

“In five years are people really going to carry two devices? One device that is their communication device, one device that is music?,” Ballmer told Fortune magazine. “There’s going to be a lot of opportunities to get back in that game. We want to be in that game. Expect to see announcements from us in that area in the next 12 months.”

Of course, in the digital entertainment and communication industry, 12 months is quite a long time, and most analysts think that Apple will have created its own converged iPod device within that time. This means that Microsoft will still be a little behind when they’re product hits shelves, so it better be good.