Microsoft Kills the Zune
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Never anything harsh really. I never left it outside overnight or anything like that. I did drop it several times, and I fell on it in my pocket once. It took a lot of impact abuse from me and I did have it for over three years, I'm just bummed out that it died.Blue Musician said:
It's probably fixable, I'm sure the hard drive in it is the only thing that's really wrong, but in the end it's cheaper to buy a new device than replace the hard drive.
I can, I have a iPod video and a Zune HD and my brother has a iPod touch. He has to use that memory management thing to keep processes from killing the battery, while mine is encapsulated with each app (meaning the app takes over and when it's done it "reboots" the zune. I can enjoy my zune HD for two and a half days and not worry about other processes(on a bad day three on a good) with no recharge while my brother has at most one and a half. I forgot a even had my iPod till I read this article. And now I'm gonna wait for samsung or someone to release a android based MP3 player without going to a cellphone company to get one because I would like a dedicated MP3 player.0_Insomnis_0 said:
And I just bought a Zune HD in the last couple weeks. Fuck yeah, I got the goods when it was still there.
It's a pity Zune never really kicked off, if heaps of people had gotten them then the software would've been upgraded accordingly, the social would be useful and there'd be thousands of apps for it. It's still good though ^^
It's a pity Zune never really kicked off, if heaps of people had gotten them then the software would've been upgraded accordingly, the social would be useful and there'd be thousands of apps for it. It's still good though ^^
What a shame. I bought three Ipods that broke in about a year each. Then I bought a Zune and it has worked perfectly for the past three years. I'm assuming that is just anecdotal evidence, but no one can deny that a competitor dropping from the market is a bad thing.
When my Zune gives up the ghost while playing Vampire Hunter D for the last time, I'll buy a cheap mp3 player instead of going back to crapple.
When my Zune gives up the ghost while playing Vampire Hunter D for the last time, I'll buy a cheap mp3 player instead of going back to crapple.
Apple does a very, very good job at marketing their product's inelasticity. What this means is that they've very good at convincing people that their completely normal product has absolutely no reasonable alternative. Microsoft's marketing department, in comparison, fucking sucks. This allows Apple to drive up the prices on their products while people are still wondering what the hell a Zune is.Quiet Stranger said:
I'm fairly certain this is a case of mixed metaphor. He seems to be referring to lemmings, who allegedly follow each other no matter where they go, as opposed to sheep, who are herded by shepherds unquestioningly.Ironic Pirate said:
...Just thought I'd throw that out there.
The Zune was my first mp3 player. It was a brick, sure, but it was still awesome! I later got an iPod classic because it had more memory at the time. Hated it. Then I switched my computer to Linux and I couldn't really use either without a headache, so I've given up on both.
This article was horribly misinterpreted. They're just killing this guy.fenrizz said:I bet this guy [http://gizmodo.com/#!318794/zune-tattoo-guy-legally-changing-his-name-to-microsoft-zune-is-clearly-insane] is feeling really, really smart now:
I can. I've seen a bunch of others in this very thread, to boot.0_Insomnis_0 said:
I found the sound quality better (using 3rd-party earbuds, because iPod earbuds are dreadful and the Zune ones only somewhat less dreadful) in the Zune than the iPod, and Zune had FM radio out-of-the-box. (ZuneHD gets HD radio too; broadcast radio with CD clarity but without the monster subscription fees of satellite radio. Mmmm...) I will say that the iPod's wheel control was more responsive than the Zune's, but I had the option to turn the Zune's wheel off and just use the d-pad which worked fine.
Also, iTunes crippled my netbook with its bloatedness and network-hogging while Zune software runs fine on it. (Probably a porting issue; I've heard the opposite from Mac users.)
-- Steve
And another one bites the dust! Sorry, had to be said. To be honest since its release this is probably the first I've heard of it....hasn't really made a splash near me.
So got to say I am not surprised.
The time when we need seperated MP3 palyers and phones is coming to a quick end.
It makes a little sad as I love my Zune HD. Hell I don't turn it off and its used about 8 hours a day (Yays black box cube job).
So yes sad I will never see the next line of Zune hardware. But when this thing (my zune) dies I will certainly install the zune software on my android/windows phone.
The time when we need seperated MP3 palyers and phones is coming to a quick end.
It makes a little sad as I love my Zune HD. Hell I don't turn it off and its used about 8 hours a day (Yays black box cube job).
So yes sad I will never see the next line of Zune hardware. But when this thing (my zune) dies I will certainly install the zune software on my android/windows phone.
And thus it was recorded as the only time Microsoft ever admitted defeat to apple. Looks like apple's running the show in the mp3 player department now.
