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So apparently the MS Zune player is released in 6 hours... (pg. 3)
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| Revival160 |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
That said, the iTunes Music Store has the same problem as the Zune Marketplace. You can only play the files on an iPod, nothing else. Unless you know of this other stuff, which most people do not. |
Exactly. Most people don't understand this at all. Why do you think $1 from every Zune sold is going into Universal's pocket? They understand the limitations, and want to get paid up front. |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by Revival160
Regarding profitability, nobody is making money selling music on-line at the moment. Not even iTunes. Apple and Microsoft chose this structure to support sales of a device. And it's all at the customer's expense. |
That's what I meant though, it's a close looped system and it worked incredibly for Apple - genius move at the time. It will most likely change in the future but MS playing a huge game of catch up now. Don't think this Zune player is the iPod killer. |
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| Revival160 |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
That's what I meant though, it's a close looped system and it worked incredibly for Apple - genius move at the time. It will most likely change in the future but MS playing a huge game of catch up now. Don't think this Zune player is the iPod killer. |
I agree. Apple has way too much of a head start, and way way too much of the marketshare for this Zune to stand much of a chance.
And really, who designs a brown MP3 player anyway? Sexy. |
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| Jayx1 |
i dont use my ipod anymore because of how difficult they made it to play your own music. I have an offlabel mp3 player now that essentially acts like its own hard drive when connected to your computer. Also allows for direct input .wav as well as video. Also plays all formats out there.
Way better and actually was cheaper too.
IPOD and Zune :whip: :whip: :whip: |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
i dont use my ipod anymore because of how difficult they made it to play your own music. |
What are you talking about?! You can put anything you want on an iPod... |
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| VERTiG0 |
Yeah I'm lost too, you sure as hell don't have to use iTunes, never once did I use that festing piece of when I used my iPods.
However, my next unit will be a drag-and-drop from Windows Explorer kinda thing. Sandisk Sansa E280 please and thank you :D |
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| Euphorica |
| fawk the zune. ghey |
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| locodawg |
so how man zune do you think actually were sold today ???
5 ... maybe 10?
maybe MS screw up and will have to recall most of the zunes like they had to do for the 360 and its over heating problem |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by locodawg
so how man zune do you think actually were sold today ???
5 ... maybe 10?
maybe MS screw up and will have to recall most of the zunes like they had to do for the 360 and its over heating problem |
They were sold for $249 USD @ Best Buy in the states - for a 30Gig player... |
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| locodawg |
Gotta love this ...
"Zune incompatible with Windows Vista"
Apparently, Microsoft has been so focused on getting Zune out the door in time for the mad holiday rush that it hasn't gotten around to supporting the player under its next-generation operating system.
Though seemingly implausible, the screenshot below tells the story (while raising some questions at the same time).
"This operating system is currently not supported by Zune," reads an error message when trying to install Zune software on the latest versions of Microsoft's own Windows Vista operating system.
In an official Zune support document, Microsoft, which will begin selling Vista to business customers in two weeks, confirms that the system "is not supported at this time."
And for those wondering, the splash screen of three women in distress isn't our contributor's stab at a knee-slapper. It's the official installer backdrop chosen by the Redmond, Wash. folks to appear for each and every customer who installs a Zune.
"We really have the foundation here to ship more and more opportunity to enjoy entertainment experiences,'' Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer explained in an interview with Bloomberg earlier in the day.
In a Q&A session with BusinessWeek last month, Ballmer offered similar sentiments on the wireless capabilities of his company's new digital media player.
"I want to squirt you a picture of my kids. You want to squirt me back a video of your vacation. That's [an] experience," he said.
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| Zeidoo |
| quote: | Originally posted by locodawg
Gotta love this ...
"Zune incompatible with Windows Vista"
Apparently, Microsoft has been so focused on getting Zune out the door in time for the mad holiday rush that it hasn't gotten around to supporting the player under its next-generation operating system.
Though seemingly implausible, the screenshot below tells the story (while raising some questions at the same time).
"This operating system is currently not supported by Zune," reads an error message when trying to install Zune software on the latest versions of Microsoft's own Windows Vista operating system.
In an official Zune support document, Microsoft, which will begin selling Vista to business customers in two weeks, confirms that the system "is not supported at this time."
And for those wondering, the splash screen of three women in distress isn't our contributor's stab at a knee-slapper. It's the official installer backdrop chosen by the Redmond, Wash. folks to appear for each and every customer who installs a Zune.
"We really have the foundation here to ship more and more opportunity to enjoy entertainment experiences,'' Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer explained in an interview with Bloomberg earlier in the day.
In a Q&A session with BusinessWeek last month, Ballmer offered similar sentiments on the wireless capabilities of his company's new digital media player.
"I want to squirt you a picture of my kids. You want to squirt me back a video of your vacation. That's [an] experience," he said.
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Yea I saw the article too. I also wet my pants a little and needed to be knocked out cold to stop the laughing and start breathing again. |
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| starsearcher |
:haha: :stongue: :haha: :stongue:
That's gold...typical MSFT scenario isn't it? |
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