Forget the up and coming Blu-Ray vs HD DVD battle or even the PS3 vs Xbox 360 fight the big money this year will be when Microsoft release there own MP3 player.....
After years of allowing other manufacturers to make MP3 players that used its software,Microsoft is developing its own handheld music and video player to take on the iPod, according to a report in The New York Times. And it will have at least one thing the iPod doesn't: WiFi capabilities that would let users download music without connecting to a computer.
The unnamed device is expected to be in stores by the holidays, and would also have a more advanced video screen than the iPod. Microsoft is in the midst of negotiations with major record companies to sell music and video content online through an iTunes-like download store.
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