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Title: iPod Killer v2 Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 03, 2007, 08:41:55 AM http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7025821.stm
Quote Microsoft has launched three new models of its Zune digital media player in an effort to compete with Apple's iPod. Rumor has it they expect to improve upon their current 3% of the portable music player market. Possibly generating sales in the hundreds and even over a thousand. :o Quote "Twenty years ago we bet the company on an integrated productivity suite of word processing, spreadsheets and presentations, and we changed the way people work," Bill Gates said at the launch. "Today we're making big bets on games, music, video and connecting these entertainment experiences to help change the way people play," he added. I'm guessing they probably spent days preparing that statement. It's sad really how out of touch they are. My son's friend has one of the first generation Zunes. I'd have to say it would probably be just about the last product of its type I'd buy. I don't understand how a company with that many resources can fail so miserably. I think the Xbox is proof they are able to design good hardware. Maybe that department has all the smart people. Title: Re: iPod Killer v2 Post by: Blader on October 03, 2007, 08:47:10 AM I don't understand how a company with that many resources can fail so miserably. Because they lack taste, class and a sense of timing....the classic deficiencies of a nerd. Title: Re: iPod Killer v2 Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 03, 2007, 09:08:28 AM I don't understand how a company with that many resources can fail so miserably. Because they lack taste, class and a sense of timing....the classic deficiencies of a nerd. (http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44153000/jpg/_44153472_zunebody.jpg) Title: Re: iPod Killer v2 Post by: spacey on October 03, 2007, 09:31:46 AM Quite frankly, the Zune sucks. The sound quality is fine but not great, the menu navigation is clumsy and poorly designed, and the damn thing is huge. Not to mention that brown is about as appealing a color as the beige computer cases of last decade. As the nerds who designed it, it's got no **** appeal. Everything about it just screams "Apple is right, we have no style, and we are lame."
I'm dying for a strong competitor to the iPod, but M$ seriously laid an egg on the first generation Zune. Looking at the pictures, the 2nd generation appears to be slightly better, but only just. Title: Re: iPod Killer v2 Post by: gleek on October 03, 2007, 09:50:12 AM The Zune comes in more than one color though.
Title: Re: iPod Killer v2 Post by: Uisce Beatha on October 03, 2007, 06:13:02 PM [sm_headbang]
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