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Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

smackswell — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:40:49 EST

Zune shortage? I'm sure someone just blended them.

smackswell

Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

silkyjumbo — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:37:44 EST

my name is silky jumbo and i have a Zune. i've been fairly ambivalent about mp3 players, especially since i think apple has been a touch mafioso with the iPod. but i'm happy with it.

old fogey alert: my favorite feature on the Zune? the radio tuner.

silkyjumbo

Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

DW — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:26:19 EST

Hmm... I kinda dig the Zune. If it offered Mac support, I'd ditch my chubby iPod Nano in a heartbeat (not saying that I don't like my iPod, but it's quite boring when compared to wifi, full-screen album art and FM radio as Zune 2 offers).

This thing could sell out across the universe and it'd never ever out-sell iPods. However, if you ask me, Zune is definitely stealing some of the iPods' "cool factor" - especially when you consider the free art engravings on the back (www.ZuneOriginals.com) Whoa! But until Mr. Microsoft gets his head out of their a** and lets Zune play with Macs, then I'll stick with my quickly-boring iPod.

Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

Quine — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:20:06 EST

As someone who has tried carrying around a Zune and a Zune 2 for multiple days day each, I can vouch that yes, it really is that bad. It's not lack of features, size, or interface prettiness, but rather the fact that if you want to listen to a song IMMEDIATELY, it's considerably harder (and less enjoyable) to find it for it than it is on most competing mp3 players.

I mean, people hated on the xbox when it first came out, and now tons of people love it because it proved itself as a good system. Where's this love for the zune? In the future, I guess, when they come out with the Zune 3 that is actually good.

Quine

Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

dsven — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:43:31 EST

I actually kind of feel sorry for the lowly Zune. I know it's fashionable to rag on it b/c it's made by Microsoft, but is it really that bad??

dsven

Zune Sell-Out Forces Us To Reconsider Future Of MP3 Players, Faith In Humanity

beta.rogan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:07:57 EST

I dunno man, those new commercials aren't too bad, and the lack of turd-brown as a color can only help the Zune mark-2.

They don't look that bad, how they work is another story altogether...

beta.rogan