In a smart and expected move, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has finally confirmed that they are looking for ways to allow the Windows Mobile Platform to run Zune software.

"At the end of the day, one of the big trends is that all content is going digital. And if we don't have the software and services that are useful, helpful and valuable for the consumption of music and video, we are sort of not really a player," Ballmer told CIO. "Now, we built the Zune hardware with the Zune software—and what you'll see more and more over time is that the Zune software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc."

It should be interesting to see how the Zune does over time.  It is encouraging to see that Microsoft is standing behind the underdog of portable audio!

Karl