Wednesday, 1 August 2007

Microsoft hints At Launching Zune Variants

Though Microsoft’s Zune has not done well as expected, Microsoft is looking at launching variants to spur sales of its flagship music player...

Though Microsoft’s Zune has not done well as expected, Microsoft is looking at launching variants to spur sales of its flagship music player. Though Microsoft hasnet said anything, a company executive hinted that Microsoft might launch flash memory based Zune. It is also said that the company is working on a 80 GB version.

At its annual financial analyst meeting, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, said Microsoft plans to "broaden" the Zune brand with new styles, capacity sizes, and price points as well as new features.

Several blogs have reported that that a 80GB Zune code-named Scorpio and a flash memory-based Zune code-named Draco are currently being developed.

A blog, Zune Scene also has reported that there might be a delay in the launch of scorpio due to wiring problem. Although Zune was supposed to be launched by end of August, but now it is expected to be launched only by September.