RealMoney Radio Mailbag: iPod Rival?

07/10/06 - 03:48 PM EDT

TheStreet.com Staff

Editor's note: The following are questions received from listeners of "RealMoney Radio." To send Cramer a question about topics from his radio show, click here. Listen to Cramer's latest radio show by clicking here.

Do you think Microsoft (MSFT Quote - Cramer on MSFT - Stock Picks) will deliver an Apple (AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks) iPod-killer by Christmas?

-- Jimmy

Jim Cramer: I believe it is possible that Microsoft, which I own for my charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS, could have a music or video player out by Christmas, but I don't believe Microsoft has the goods to deliver a killer player. They have a tendency to make things a little too complicated, and I believe Apple will retain its lead with consumers for the foreseeable future.

Jim, is Hansen (HANS Quote - Cramer on HANS - Stock Picks) really trading at 15 times earnings?

-- Fred from Queens

Jim Cramer: Unfortunately, Hansen is not trading at 15 times earnings, otherwise I would be buying it right now. The stock split four for one this morning, and many financial databases haven't adjusted the earnings down to match the stock split, so the P/E is artificially low.

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Microsoft.

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