Reply from someone at Neuros (Score 2, Interesting)

Hi All, This is Kathryn Born, I'm Joe Born's sister and have been with Neuros since the first product was conceived. Joe is on a long flight, so I'll write in the meantime. I'll just throw in a couple things. One, analyst shmanalyst. Completely subjective. But we're not an iPod killer. There's a slashdot article when we came out in 2003 calling us an iPod killer and I assure you, no iPods have been harmed in by the success of Neuros. Neuros has a totally different customer base. One of the biggest tech support problems that Apple has is that people don't know that they need a computer to use their iPod. The key arena in which we really go head to head with a product like iPod, isn't open source, but the fact that the 442 can act like a digital VCR, it can record anything that plays on your TV. People have already paid for their content, and this product lets you make a high-quality recording without an additional fee. We feel like we're the last of the independent manufacturers who fight for fair use rights. Historically, Sony fought for the VCR, the DAT recorder, the MP3 player, but now that they have their own studios, can we expect them to defend consumers rights? Now that Rio is gone, can we expect Apple to insure that mp3s remain free and clear? So that's my 2 cents. Please keep an eye on the Neuros Technology site, as we're launching a new product in the next week or two. If you get on the gamma email list, I'll write to you when it's released. Take care everyone, Kathryn