Creative Zen chases Apple iPod
p2pnet.net News:- Creative, maker of the Zen Micro mp3 player, has answered the Apple iPod price drops with cuts of its own.
Its new Zen Micro 4-gig mp3 player is priced at $179.99 after a $20 mail-in rebate, the Zen Micro 5-gig mp3 player at $229.99, and the Zen Micro 6-gig model at $249.99, says the company.
“With the introduction of the Zen Micro 4GB MP3 player at the incredibly low price of only $179, we offer superior features and more than twice the song capacity of the 4GB iPod mini at a substantially better price,” states Creative chairman and ceo Sim Wong Hoo.
And responding iPod’s new ‘vibrant’ colours marketing hook, “we offer the Zen Micro in 10 different colors, giving consumers a wide range of choices, from red, light or dark blue, orange or green, to pink, purple, silver, black and white,” he says.
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$179.99 – Creative Shakes Up MP3 Market, Creative, March 1, 2005
March 2nd, 2005 at 4:57 pm
the sound of Steve Jobs clapping …………………………
March 3rd, 2005 at 4:28 am
twice the storage?
twenty bucks cheaper…same storage capacity..
this is the deal breaker that is gonna get people to drop their ipods and pick up a.. ehm… zen junior micro or whatever it’s called..
… screw the sound of Jobs clapping..how about the sound of Mr. Sim lying to his customers…
March 3rd, 2005 at 8:22 am
If you look just at the price, there is no way u will buy that zen thing. But it might be worth considering upon looking at the included accessories. The ipod mini will cost a lot more with similar accessories
March 3rd, 2005 at 8:37 pm
iPod is so over hyped. I love the Zen Micro! Besides I can access other music site other than iTunes. Gag! The colors are better with Zen instead of those fruity pastels. Plus more bang for the buck. They just need to get the 5gig under $200, instead of dropping the storage capacity.