[Jason Dunn]

Some good, thoughtful replies here. I'll be chewing on this very topic soon enough on the front page, but it's definitely important to point out that I haven't seen anything coming from Microsoft that makes me think they believe they have an easy victory on their hands. Just the opposite in fact: they've been very clear that it will take the Zune several years to get any significant traction against the iPod. This is a long-haul plan, not a blitzkrieg.

[Jason Dunn]

Some good, thoughtful replies here. I'll be chewing on this very topic soon enough on the front page, but it's definitely important to point out that I haven't seen anything coming from Microsoft that makes me think they believe they have an easy victory on their hands. Just the opposite in fact: they've been very clear that it will take the Zune several years to get any significant traction against the iPod. This is a long-haul plan, not a blitzkrieg.