Will anyone want Microsoft’s ‘zPhone’?

Rumors have been flying around today that Microsoft will be creating a Zune phone to compete with Apple's iPhone. Sources say that it is expected to be a smartphone running software similar to what the Zune currently runs. Our friends over at MacRumors covered this yesterday, and at the time of writing their viewers had given the article 18 positive and 138 negative reviews. Since the article itself was well-written, I can only assume it to be a consensus from the public. They don't want a 'zPhone'.

We’ve just received a sound tip that Microsoft is working on its very own phone to be branded under the Zune moniker. Our tipsters inform us that Microsoft execs are in meetings today hammering out details of the device and developing strategies and timescales for its release.

Source: Microsoft Zune Phone In the Works [via macrumors]