6683 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Speaking to <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/">Newsweek</a>, Jobs said Apple wasn’t worried about the wireless networking capabilities built into Zune, which is due for release next month.</p> <p>Jobs said: “<em>It takes forever. By the time you’ve gone through all that, the girl’s got up and left.</em>” </p> <p>He also said he wasn’t worried that the iPod would suffer because of its popularity: “<em>That’s like saying you don’t want to kiss your lover’s lips because everyone has lips. It doesn’t make any sense.</em>”</p> <p>Last month, Microsoft said it would offer around 2m songs for sale when it launches Zune, having set up a rival to iTunes called Zune Marketplace.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Speaking to <Link URL="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/" Window="New">Newsweek</Link>, Jobs said Apple wasn’t worried about the wireless networking capabilities built into Zune, which is due for release next month.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Jobs said: “<Quote>It takes forever. By the time you’ve gone through all that, the girl’s got up and left.</Quote>” </Paragraph> <Paragraph>He also said he wasn’t worried that the iPod would suffer because of its popularity: “<Quote>That’s like saying you don’t want to kiss your lover’s lips because everyone has lips. It doesn’t make any sense.</Quote>”</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Last month, Microsoft said it would offer around 2m songs for sale when it launches Zune, having set up a rival to iTunes called Zune Marketplace.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-10-16T08:24:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Apple boss Steve Jobs has laughed off fears over Microsoft’s threat to the iPod through its upcoming digital music player, Zune.</strong> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Apple boss Steve Jobs has laughed off fears over Microsoft’s threat to the iPod through its upcoming digital music player, Zune.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 361 <p>Refer also to Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/user-experience-buyers-guide">User Experience Buyer's Guide</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/effective-web-design-best-practice-guide">Effective Web Design Guide</a></strong> for more information about best practice in these areas.</p> <p>Refer also to Econsultancy's <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/user-experience-buyers-guide">User Experience Buyer's Guide</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/effective-web-design-best-practice-guide">Effective Web Design Guide</a></strong> for more information about best practice in these areas.</p> 361888 Jobs shrugs off Zune threat false 2006-10-16T08:24:00+01:00 jobs-shrugs-off-zune-threat 2009-04-28T22:35:20+01:00 2009-10-13T08:39:08+01:00 223