Microsoft To Counter Apple With Zune Phone?

The buzz surrounding the announcement of Apple's iPhone has reached feverish proportions throughout the blogosphere in recent weeks. Not wanting to be left out of the smartphone party, rumors are now circulating that Microsoft is working on plans to develop its own Zune branded cellular phone. It's a natural move for Microsoft, given the overwhelming success of the CrunchGear broke the story this afternoon concerning the Zune phone. The rumor is yet unconfirmed by Microsoft, but Blake Robinson says, "This information is as definite as tips can be." What can we expect from the Zune phone? Any talk of specific product details is a bit premature, but the CrunchGear Microsoft is already at a decided disadvantage, the Zune phone had better be able to do more than just connect to the Xbox 360 to stream video content. It needs to be sleek, have a large storage capacity, conserve battery power, and most importantly should be affordable. Price point might be the one area in which Microsoft could truly compete with murdok. Visit murdok for the