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Dell Setting Sights on iPod, Again

Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 30, 2008 12:46 pm 12 comments
Filed in Portable Audio Devices, Rumors

It has been almost two years since Dell’s last shot at the portable audio player market and it didn’t go well to say the least. In a nutshell, one little word with four little letters basically spoiled its plans. Here we are two years later and it looks like Dell is going to be taking another crack at the market that wasn’t at all eager to embrace it in the past. According to the Wall Street Journal however, there may be a bit of a twist this time. First of all DRM is no longer a barrier. As we know, DRM has pretty much been ditched in an effort to loosen the iTunes stranglehold on the digital download domain. Secondly, we have a reported price point in the sub-$100 range. While there is currently no word on how many sizes / models Dell is currently working on, there will be a model available for less than $100; an attractive price point indeed. Then we have the nature of the player itself. Apparently it will be aimed at Dell’s own subscription service as opposed to user libraries. Comes With Music competitor? With all that said, apparently Dell is shooting for a September release which might not work out so well for them (again) if the iPod Touch rumor turns out to be true.

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12 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 1:07 pm, Matt Said:

    Why is dell wasting their time in trying to compete with the iPod? They’re still gonna lose. Especially since the ipod is so popular. It just works.

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  2. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 1:30 pm, CTSLICK Said:

    This one is DOA, cue the crickets.

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  3. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 2:00 pm, JJLO Said:

    Dell die hards will line up.

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  4. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 2:31 pm, Galvatron Said:

    Dell dihards i never knew ther was such a thing I’m only aware of crapple cultists

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  5. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 3:28 pm, Dtest54 Said:

    Gal don’t forget the Linux fanboys. You know the ones i guess who cannot spell.

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  6. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 3:29 pm, Dtest54 Said:

    last post was aimed at Galvatron not at any other Linux fanboy.

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  7. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 7:12 pm, Matt Said:

    Gee I was hoping someone would reply to my post.

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  8. On Jul 30, 2008 @ 8:53 pm, george Said:

    Word on the street… the Dell “Enderle” will be launched soon, named after the mp3 player’s consultant and general web prognosticator Rob Enderle of the famed Enderle Group. I wonder if it was Rob that suggested Dell copy Apple’s home page?

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  9. On Jul 31, 2008 @ 7:55 am, Matt Said:

    I guess not.

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  10. On Jul 31, 2008 @ 9:25 am, JJLO Said:

    @Matt. It is a true statement that does not require a response.

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  11. On Jul 31, 2008 @ 2:42 pm, Matt Said:

    I was just wondering if someone was going to say something about why dell is wasting their time in trying to compete with the ipod. That’s all.

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  12. On Jul 31, 2008 @ 3:29 pm, Mean Eddie G Said:

    @ Matt

    Here you go, Yes Dell is wasting there time nothing like stating the obvious.

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