Report: Dell Testing iPod Competitor

After several years of releasing mediocre MP3 players in a halfhearted attempt to beat Apple’s iPod, Dell called it quits in 2006. But now the company is taking another crack at the MP3 player market. Reuters reports that several Dell officials said the company has been testing a digital music player that could go on sale as early as September.

It’s a bold move. Not only has Dell failed at this in the past, but notable stalwarts Microsoft and Sony have also succumbed to Apple.

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