iMac killer from Microsoft

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2 pointsdannylandau3 comments

You can't really design an iMac killer up front. You can position something to compete with the iMac, and then, after you've sold a very large number of them and your competitor (Apple in this case) has been unable to match you stride-for-stride you might conclude that it was - in the end - an iMac killer.

But given MS's track record to date with 'killer' projects (Zune, anybody?, Windows phone, perhaps?) I'd not hold my breath until they have accomplished the stated goal.

That makes sense, but is Microsoft saying that this device will "kill" the iMac (whatever that means), or is this just a catchy phrase that journalists like to use?

I think that it's just a catchy phrase, especially considering the source.

I can't really see Microsoft really trying to go up against Apple these days. For both of them, Google is a way bigger adversary.

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