The Zune is still around? I thought they canned that thing a long time ago, well this is news to me.
Microsoft Kills the Zune
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You didn't hear? Anyone who calls someone else a "sheep" pejoratively is immediately disregarded in every matter, ever.Bags159 said:
Seriously, stop it.
At least they're not stopping production, I refuse to buy an Ipod (Or any other Apple product for that matter)
Wow, I was just thinking about getting a Zune HD. The reviewers on Amazon really seemed to like it...
You can probably blame the Zune for the fact that they are seen as the only large competition. Every market Microsoft muscles themselves into, everyone except them and their biggest competition tends to be ignored by the media. The Walkman, Zen, Sansa, and iRiver brands are still around, but as soon as a "big name" like Microsoft announced they were making an iPod clone, it became "iPod vs. Zune". It didn't help that during the 2008 election, Obama owned a Zune and McCain owned an iPod, which the media milked another week's worth of manufactured commentary out of.Gxas said:
Yeah, you do realize Apple is never gonna go for that, right? That'd be like asking Microsoft to release their software for the Mac... oh wait, they do. Even Windows works on it. OK, then it'd be like asking Apple to release their software for Windows. There we go. Man, I never thought I'd see the day when Microsoft has a more reasonable business model than... well, anyone.HentMas said:
Yeah. Zune is still going to be the music store for Windows Phone, just like how the iPhone uses iTunes.Jonny1188 said:So is there at least gonna be new music releases in the marketplace? I love my Zune HD, I don't want it to be worthless now
I just recently switched providers and got an iPhone. I only have the Coheed and Cambria discography on the phone. Everything else is on the iPod. 30+ gigs of music fits much better on a device that only holds music, rather than a device that shares storage space with contacts/applications/etc.bahumat42 said:
Oi oi oi! Enough with the people calling others sheep! That's BS and you know it. Some people made a choice and you made another. Get over it!
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Zune was described to me by my brother, originally. And as he is my geeky older brother who does computer-related work and is more on the hub of technology than the whole of my immediate family, I must say that he knows a fair few things. (So do I, but he knows even better.) The Zune, unfortunately, was a freshwater fish thrown out to sea and told to make a living. Not easy. (In fact, zoologically-speaking, impossible. But that's not where I was carrying the analogy.) To match the iPod, it had to be able to compete on its level. It needed to be different, yet wantable. It didn't choose a path that worked.
The Zune had whatever basic problems a new field of business would have in a case like this when first doing it. Interactivity fails, software problems, etc. However, one of its features involving the sharing and playing tracks put on it, had cursed it from the beginning, and that was the thing that limited amount of plays of something you BOUGHT to play on it. The machine is a cheaper price, attempting to undercut the iPod sale, but you could have Mr. iPod which was years into its works and improved with time already right now for a little more cash.
To those who decided to go for Zune anyway, I'm not ragging on ya. The truth is that it was just an uphill battle and Microsoft got tired of it. Sorry.
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WAH HA HA HA HA HA HAAA!!! Funny as hell! Where can I find more?loc978 said:
Zune was described to me by my brother, originally. And as he is my geeky older brother who does computer-related work and is more on the hub of technology than the whole of my immediate family, I must say that he knows a fair few things. (So do I, but he knows even better.) The Zune, unfortunately, was a freshwater fish thrown out to sea and told to make a living. Not easy. (In fact, zoologically-speaking, impossible. But that's not where I was carrying the analogy.) To match the iPod, it had to be able to compete on its level. It needed to be different, yet wantable. It didn't choose a path that worked.
The Zune had whatever basic problems a new field of business would have in a case like this when first doing it. Interactivity fails, software problems, etc. However, one of its features involving the sharing and playing tracks put on it, had cursed it from the beginning, and that was the thing that limited amount of plays of something you BOUGHT to play on it. The machine is a cheaper price, attempting to undercut the iPod sale, but you could have Mr. iPod which was years into its works and improved with time already right now for a little more cash.
To those who decided to go for Zune anyway, I'm not ragging on ya. The truth is that it was just an uphill battle and Microsoft got tired of it. Sorry.
This has reminded me of a line in Family Guy
"Hey Bill Gates could you help me programme my Zune.. Oh wait, I have an iPod like the rest of the world"
"Hey Bill Gates could you help me programme my Zune.. Oh wait, I have an iPod like the rest of the world"
I'm sorry Susan. I feel for you.
I hope the service on Windows Mobile devices helps, even just a little.
I hope the service on Windows Mobile devices helps, even just a little.
Zune actually had the second largest share of media player market. A paltry 10%, but Apple is getting along just fine with roughly the same size share of the PC market. The player was hardly a total failure. Especially when you consider it had that market share without proper advertising, proper world wide release, and proper software support. In other words Microsoft made a decent product then forgot all about it. It really is Microsoft's fault there is a lack of good games and programs for the Zune, especially the Zune HD. They never opened the platform to third party development. There where people who where playing around, and even one group that managed to port over several of their iPhone games to the HD.JUMBO PALACE said:
I wounder how much of this decision was motivated by the fact that phones are fast replacing the media player market anyway. About the only advantage a stand alone device has anymore is battery life. The HD I have lasts for days. My phone lasts maybe eight hours with moderate use. The only reason I still use the HD over the phone is because of that battery life.
Out of curiosity, how many of the people who are actually bashing Microsoft's Zune on here have a Xbox 360 and would defend it to no end? Since the people who are unable to figure out that it's the same damn company are in fact "sheep", or simply those who follow everyone else and buy what they're told to buy.FalloutJack said:
My friend dale got a ipod way back when and tried to put some of the aikido video's that he had torrented on it. Fuckin Itunes wouldnt have it and I spent hours trying to find a way to convert them without losing the english subtitles JUST so that Itunes would recognize those very hard to find videos.
My Zune doesnt give me any shit on the matter I want a video to play using zune software, itl recognize the video. I want a video put on my zune all I have to do is drag and drop it onto the zune.
My Zune doesnt give me any shit on the matter I want a video to play using zune software, itl recognize the video. I want a video put on my zune all I have to do is drag and drop it onto the zune.