@ian.g.case: The article states that there's no contract to sign, it's month-to-month.

@Leon Carpenter: Actually the article states the MiFi is $20 a month (for 1GB) as well. I think the $60 a month MiFi plans are "unlimited".

@ian.g.case: You are correct on every point, but I have to agree with the OP that it is still too expensive.

@tomsomething: Let's re-energize this thread! This is the spark I need to power through this day!

@tomsomething: Maybe this comment will serve to phase out this comment thread.

@Dancing Milkcarton: I'm making the wild assumption that it will not sync Itunes DRM'd music and videos.

@Spartanical: You sir, are a fresh comedic voice on this gadget blog.

@madisondj: I think MS is more looking to the future than supporting the past with this move. Every WP7 will basically be a ZuneHD as well. I don't think they are excepting the new phones to sell like hotcake to Mac users, but they want them to have the option without having to bootcamp to Windows just to sync.

@MIKEAWESOME: Sadly in this economy (oh God, I'm become the kind of person that say ITE) those college students won't have jobs to be able to afford to buy shiny new Apple hardware.

@sydcinema: More popular products, yes. But better is a matter of opinion. Mine differs from your's and the next person may disagree with both of us while rockin' out to their Sansa.

@LemonMeringueTy: Have you used the Zune software? Not the player, the software. iTunes looks like Excel compared to the Zune software.

@canont2ilover: I can't fathom having any smartphone and not having a data plan of some sort. I guess if WiFi was everywhere it would be possible, but it's well worth the extra $24 a month (19% discount through my company) to me to have a data connection everywhere I go that's pretty much guaranteed to work (me likey…

@gemcosta: So 4x the pixels yet 5x the cost? Apple tax?

@WingedGenius: What? You've never thought "Hey, I should set my crotch on fire and have my friends stomp it out!"

@canont2ilover: I assume by 4G you are referring to the phone and not the network?

My Roku and distaste for iTunes sez no.

@goatsitter: I've known a lot of people who have smoked a metric ass-ton of weed (myself included back in the day). My "research" shows that stating that marijuana is "quite dangerous for a quite large percentage of people" is very far from the reality.

@Tim0Tim: True, my opinion might change if I used one. Maybe they will have these somewhere I could walk in and pick one up.

@3qɹ: Tivo sux (IMO), I got tired of paying their stupid monthly fee for what basicly comes down to a program guide a long time ago. It would be different if their hardware was dirt cheap, but it isn't.