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Dell scraps plans for new MP3 player in a fit of sanity?
Engadget —
... The oh so humble, Mr. Person Familiar with the Matter is back with knowledge that Dell has postponed its Zing-based MP3 player... indefinitely. This, according to the Wall Street Journal -- the very source of the original DJ Ditty rebirthing rumor. Dell ...
New Dell Music Player not coming in time for Holidays
I4U News —
... last summer. Now the WSJ reports that Dell will not be able to launch a music player for this Holiday shopping season. The new Dell music players were planned to be based ont the Zing platform. Apparently now Dell is only working to release to software part of the Zing platform. The Zing software helps users organize their music files. Not even for Apple the music player market is key these days. Apple has moved on to make a killing in the smartphone market. Dell is better off to focus on their main business and deliver competitive, notebooks, netbooks and PCs. Nobody ...
Dell MP3 player plans getting canned? Hopefully?
CrunchGear —
The world has too many MP3 players - what? it does - and manufacturers need to move on rather than developing an “iPod killer” which is what Dell might be doing. According to the original rumor mill, Wall Street Journal, the MP3 player built around the entertainment software Zing is being shelved indefinitely. Maybe Dell suits came to their senses, threw in the towel, punched their time card, and finally realized no one wants a Dell MP3 player. Was that too harsh?
Dell Zing-based MP3 player plans shelved
Obsessable News Feed —
According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell has decided against innovating in the portable media player market. Although there had been rumors that Dell was working on a new portable media player aimed at being an iPod-killer and based on Zing software, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that those plans have been shelved and Dell now plans on focusing on implementing the Zing-software on their computers rather than creating a new MP3 player. ...
Beleaguered Dell’s Zing is Zung
MacDailyNews —
... to personalize PCs, such as new exterior designs and deals with music and movie providers to preload entertainment content on PCs." MacDailyNews Take: Tatelman is delusional. Scheck and Lawton continue, "In a conference call last fall, [CEO Michael Dell] said Dell would increase consumer sales by engendering 'product lust.'" MacDailyNews Take: Yeah, for Macs. Scheck and Lawton continue, "In October, Dell finished company-wide layoffs of about 9,000 workers." Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "James W.," "Richard," and "Dennis" for the heads up.] ...
News Bits: Circuit City Files for Chapter 11
Contentinople: —
... (Nasdaq: DELL) has decided not to launch its planned digital music player this holiday season and has also lagged in pre-holiday releases of new notebooks. This is all despite Michael Dell's promise last year that the company would come up with innovative new products to generate "product lust," The Wall Street Journal reports. "It really does feel like there's a lack of momentum," said Roger Kay, an analyst with Endpoint Technologies. ...
Dell postpones player plans, wises up in music market
MacUser —
... Wow. Those are words I never thought I’d write. Even now, I wonder if perhaps I’m in some other bizarro dimension. But, according to the Wall Street Journal, Dell has postponed their plans to launch a digital music player, a project they’d planned to launch before the holiday. ...
Report: Dell puts MP3 player plans on ice
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Remember the rumors earlier this year that Dell might have a new MP3 player ready for the holidays? Well ... never mind. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has an anonymous insider who claims that Dell's plans ( ...
Dell Zune Killer Postponed
Digital Daily —
... Obviously, it never did. And, according to people familiar with Dell’s plans, it won’t for some time. Dell has reportedly shelved the device for the time being, opting instead to focus its attention on the Zing software that was to accompany it. ...
Daily Design Snacks
Core77 —
... list of what's happenin' now: korea times MoMA's Humble Masterpieces in Seoul pr canada Sony Ericsson's final phone of the year: the W705 Walkman d business news HumanCentric to Participate in World Usability Day selector 'Transform the Future' 2009 Design Competition new york times Panasonic and Sanyo Aim to Merge by End of Year reuters Circuit City, the No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics retailer, files for bankruptcy wall street journal Dell Lags in New Products Monday, November 10 • Permalink • Posted in Object ...
Dell Reportedly Nixes Digital Music Player For The Holidays
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
Dell has reportedly decided not to release a digital music player before the holiday shopping season. The new product would have been based on Dell's entertainment software, making the package a potential competitor to Apple's highly successful iPod player. However, the Wall Street Journal , quoting a person familiar with the matter, reported Monday ...
Hey Dell, Where's Your iPhone Killer?
Silicon Alley Insider —
Smart move for Dell (DELL) to bail on its iPod competitor. But where the heck are its smartphones?
As the WSJ reported this morning, Dell is not launching a "digital music player tied to online entertainment software" that it had hoped to release before Christmas. Good! That market is pretty much done growing, and Apple owns it from top to bottom.
But that's not to say Dell has no business making portable consumer gadgets. We once owned a Dell Axim PDA, and besides its crappy Windows CE software and weak battery life, we liked it a lot.
So we can't help but wonder why Ron Garriques -- brought in from ...
PC maker rediscovers PC market [Michael Dell]
Gawker: valleywag —
... Wall Street types are worried because Michael Dell's company hasn't delivered the new music player that had been in the works for the holiday shopping season. The launch has been canceled, says an anonymous insider. That's the best news I've heard from Dell in a long time. Here's why. ...
Dell's music player delayed?
Crave: The gadget blog —
Dell's purported music player will apparently not be here in time for Christmas.
A report in Monday's Wall Street Journal cited anonymous sources in saying that a music player with software designed by Zing, a company Dell bought last year, will not be released as planned before the ...
Dell kills its iPod killer, for now
TG Daily - All News —
Chicago (IL) Media reports that Dell has scrapped its idea for an iPod killer, at least for now. Apparently, the company has doubts whether it will be able to deliver a capable iPod challenger in time for Christmas. It is unclear whether the product has been shelved permanently. We still remember Dells plans ...
Dell desiste de brigar com o iPod
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE —
Primeiro, vieram informações sobre um suposto (e forte) iPod-killer da Dell; depois, a pressão aumentou, com detalhes sobre os ditos aparelhos; de repente, parece que os planos foram por água abaixo, sem nem sequer se concretizarem. A previsão era que, até o Natal, a empresa lançaria seu Portable Music Player (PMP) junto com um software de entretenimento online.
A notícia vem de uma fonte do The Wall Street Journal, que afirma que a Dell decidiu não só adiar o lançamento do produto (baseado no software da Zing Systems), mas que pode ter inclusive desistido da idéia, ...
Roundup: Underwater options in Silicon Valley, Papermaster’s bio vanishes and more
VentureBeat —
Here’s the latest action:
Don’t hold your breath on underwater options — Employees at quite a few public Silicon Valley companies find themselves in a bad situation — their options are “underwater.” That is to say, with the recent stock market collapse, many company’s stock prices have fallen below the employees’ exercise prices. That makes them virtually worthless. These companies include Google, Yahoo and AMD. In the past, companies have offered to swap underwater options for ones at lower prices, but that isn’t likely this time around since the markets are so bad, The Wall ...
Dell Unveils Artsy Notebooks
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
Dell on Tuesday launched a line of artsy notebooks for consumers looking for an unusual cover design and a way to contribute to the fight against AIDS. The latest Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks are available with original artwork from Joseph Amedokpo, Siobhan Gunning, and Bruce Mau. With each purchase, Dell will contribute $20 to the Global Fund, which is combating the spread of AIDS in Africa. The new notebooks expand what Dell calls its Art House offerings ...
Dell: It's not about the music player
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
Like a popular mayor declaring he's not going to run for president after all, Dell has scrapped plans for a new MP3 player and subscription service, according to the Wall Street Journal. In fact, Dell says in a blog post, the company's strategy "has never been about a music player." Glad we got that straightened out, but I ...
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