I'd have to say that the Sony design is similar to the product we wanted to develop as the Mk.3. Of course our player would have run Linux, encoded to MP3, incorporate FreeDB or CDDB and have some kind of PC interoperability even if it wasn't pull out.

Marketing didn't see the light. They were probably right - none of these devices have been successful, and neither will they be until they hit $300 with a feature set dumbed down for the great unwashed. You can tell I'm not in Marketing (or PR).

Rob