I just saw this post on iPodDailyNews. Wow. First an operating system and all supporting technologies, then a game system… now a possible PMP? Of course, it’s just a rumour. Shouldn’t they have their hands full trying to put the finishing touches on their long-overdue Microsoft Vista OS? (interesting un-biased July 2005 article from eweek.com here)
Yes, I’m a Mac user, but I do have a great respect for Microsoft. Everyone in the Apple fan community slams Windows XP for security holes and the patches needed to install every week (it seems), but I see a company that is doing all it can to fix problems stemming from virus creators who have nothing better to do with their free time. My dad has been using Windows forever, and I have yet to hear from him any major problems with it. Then again, he’s a certified MS Tech (several times over!), and he uses security measures that I’m sure most people don’t know how (or dont take the time) to implement. Even though Apple has it’s own securities built-in on the 10.4 Tiger OS (install permissions, firewalls, UNIX securities, no root enabling), if it was the dominant OS it would be facing the same attacks.
Anyway, back to the rumour mill. Someone put up a link to an artist’s conception of what the Microsoft Digital Music Player might look like. I almost fell over laughing! I especially liked the built-in cooling fan and the ctrl-alt-del buttons. Click here to see it, and cheers!
