As someone who is counting the days until his current Cingular contract expires in June so that he can pick up an iPhone, I thought the rumor that Microsoft was planning a Zune branded phone was pretty funny. Because, of course, the Zune brand has shown such market power to date that it has completely destroyed the iPod’s hold on the market.
Oh, wait. It hasn’t? Um, never mind.
But the take of the Crazy Apple Rumors Site on this rumor is one of the funnier things I’ve read in a while:
Beyond just the name, however, sources indicate that the Zellular Phone Call will have certain limitations inherited from the Zune platform.
For example, all calls will be wrapped in Microsoft’s DRM and the end-user license agreement will state that the contents of each call will be the property of Microsoft in perpetuity. Also, the Zellular Phone Call will only allow you to call someone three times. After that, every time you try to call that person you will hear a recording of a representative of the Recording Industry Association of America calling you a thief and yelling obscenities and threats at you.
Heh.