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Everyone's singing a new Zune today following the unveiling of Microsoft's iPod competitor (née killer), and that Zune is brown. While no one seemed quite sure, the reaction was generally positive; watchers thought the music sharing option was rather brilliant, and the interface intuitive and simple.
The question on everyone's minds is, still, how much? Guesses tend to end up around $299.
Microsoft investors seemed pleased, and drove the stock up 35 cents, or 1.35%, to a comfortable $26.33.
Confident about Vista release dates? That's what Microsoft "Windows guru" Jim Allchin told Reuters in an interview today. He's the co-president of the company's Platforms & Services Division, and the one responsible for Vista, the upcoming operating system update. The market has been highly skeptical of Microsoft's ability to release the software on time; ever since Gartner released a report indicating Vista would hit the shelves months behind schedule.
Evidently, the market remains skeptical. MSFT was way up in the morning to a respectable $23.38, but plunged at the end of the day in a market-wide sell-off, ending down nine cents at $22.79. Evidently, Allchin's confidence didn't have much sway in the face of uncertainty over commodity prices and, perhaps, the continuing incredulity of MSFT investors.
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