Will 2009 Be The Year For Microsoft Zune Phone?

Microsoft has been toying with Zune Phone idea since you know when.  Recently, Microsoft has been rumored to work with NVIDIA to create and release the Zune Phone in early 2009.  There have also been insider talks about Microsoft creating Windows Mobile competitor (“Project Pink”) at Redmond Campus.  If either report is true, Microsoft might soon be joining the mobile ranks of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android. 

Zune has been in the market for sometime, but its market share is minimal compared to iPod (which is very evident if you look around in most of the Best Buy, Fry’s or Circuit City stores in the US).  It would be interesting to see how Zune Phone performs against iPhone and BlackBerry Storm. Hopefully, Microsoft has a few tricks up its sleeve to compete in an ultra competitive market.

The below Zune Phone Ad video has been out for quiet some time.  Hopefully, it gets released in 2009 as too many delays might undermine the reality of Zune Phone.

If this attempt fails after years of Zune Phone rumors, would Microsoft be better off buying an established mobile winner such as Research in Motion?

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