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Musicphone wars - Sony Ericsson - 1, Motorola - 0. Moto fails to strike a chord at CeBit |
goldenface
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Looks like the SE gang have a head start as Motorolas effort is having trouble getting off the ground.
CeBIT 2005 -- Motorola announced it plans to ship several phones with iTunes, the popular music jukebox software from Apple computer. As expected, Motorola is having trouble getting carriers to get excited over this phone (Apple CEO Steve Jobs made sure that the phones get loaded via the computer, not over carrier data networks):
One model, the E790, was initially scheduled for a European launch this summer, but that introduction has been delayed after discussions with operators
At least one of the iTunes phones should be able to store 8-hours of music. Earlier this month Sony Ericsson announced its first "Walkman" phone, the W800i, with 512MB of memory.
The Motorla ROKR should be shown off for the first time later this month at M3, a music conference in Miami, FL.
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KrisUK
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Not surprised Motorola is having trouble. They make terrible phones in my opinion after using a lot of them. |
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User interface is terrible,phones r ok.
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goldenface
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Bad move by Moto & iTunes. Networks will not take on these phones as they will make less money on them.
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Davo_169
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i remember wen it was E398 vs K700,
now it will be W800 vs "new moto phone"
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vanquish
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Nokia are also teaming up with Microsoft to get into the Music market big time. Watch out  !
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goldenface
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Yes but the Walkman brand is also a force to reckoned with. 
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bart
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walkman is know among the people, but its fading into the background with all those MP-3 devices.
and i think that the name nokia has got more value then walkman.
it all depens on who gets out first, who can supply enough, who has the best price/quality and who does the best advertising.
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goldenface
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@Bart. The keyword here is Music, and I don't think Nokia is linked with "Music on the move" as much as the Walkman brand is, and I was really impressed with the way the W800 is packaged and marketed.
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bart
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it is still a phone, and not an full MP-3 player.
people who really want music would buy an ipod.
music in a phone is nice, and should be seen as a competitor for smaller mp-3 players ipod mini style.
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slattery69
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i think walkman as a brand still carries some wieght certainly with my generation the 25+ will still remeber growing up with walkmans and discmans
thought i do take barts point on board this generation link music on the move with ipod.
to those people ipod says music on the move, for my generation it was walkman.
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goldenface
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Yeah but not everyone has an iPod. This year a new market is being created in Musicphones and I agree they will eat into Sales of music players.
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bart
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if you ask people what is an ipod or what is a walkman, i'm sure more people will know what an ipod is. walkman is fading in some people's mind, and the youngsters are growing up with ipod. also ipod is more in the news.
i agree that they'll take abit of marketshare from the small musicplayers, but they'll strike back.
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BobaFett
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take a look at the bang&olufsen mp3 player. now, thats what i call design, quality and sound. gonna get one asap.
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bart
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i know bang & olufsen but i don't think many people know they've got an mp-3 player. not even i knew that.
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