Monday, October 02, 2006
Daily Zune Buzz...
Microsoft finally has milked us hardcore-Zuners for all we're worth and has started advertising their player to the masses. While I was hoping for a little more from the Zune's marketing (dosn't give someone a very good idea about what the hell the Zune is)...it's a start.
Also, there is are some really good ipod/zune size comparisons for all those people that are still worried about the Zune being a bloated brick over at Jake Ludington's site.
Okay...that's all the Zune news for now...check back later for more Zune-goodness.
-Charlie
Microsoft finally has milked us hardcore-Zuners for all we're worth and has started advertising their player to the masses. While I was hoping for a little more from the Zune's marketing (dosn't give someone a very good idea about what the hell the Zune is)...it's a start.
Also, there is are some really good ipod/zune size comparisons for all those people that are still worried about the Zune being a bloated brick over at Jake Ludington's site.
Okay...that's all the Zune news for now...check back later for more Zune-goodness.
-Charlie
28 Comments:
The Zune is HUGE compared to the iPod. Bloated indeed.
commented by 
Fawad, 8:12 AM
Fawad, 8:12 AM
Um....you are comparing the 80GB iPod with the 30GB Zune.
Post some pictures with the 30 GB iPod and the differences will be obvious.
Post some pictures with the 30 GB iPod and the differences will be obvious.
Can I use my "Plays for Sure" music with this one?
What is a "hardcore-Zuner"? The thing isn't even out yet!
hahahahaha
"The Zune is HUGE compared to the iPod. Bloated indeed."
You are comedic, young fanboi.
You are comedic, young fanboi.
Who knew the Zune looked so horrible?
It's ok, I mean it doesn't have the "holy crap I need it" factor. We'll have to see how it does this holiday season. Will the average consumer care about, or even be aware of the wi-fi thing?
*sniff*, *sniff* This blog has the distinct smell of a MS shill.
"You are comedic, young fanboi."
Get over yourself ayeroxor. With comments like that you only make yourself look stupid.
Get over yourself ayeroxor. With comments like that you only make yourself look stupid.
It does indeed look like a bloated brick.
Some stats have been rattling around in my head:
Profit per iPod: about 20%
Profit per Zune: about -20%
Most profitable iPod:
iPod nano (far beating its big brother)
Favored place to listen to music: home stereo and portable device
Favored place to watch movies:
home system
I think the Zune will appeal to a small band of enthusiasts, but it's smelling more like a mainstream loser every day.
Profit per iPod: about 20%
Profit per Zune: about -20%
Most profitable iPod:
iPod nano (far beating its big brother)
Favored place to listen to music: home stereo and portable device
Favored place to watch movies:
home system
I think the Zune will appeal to a small band of enthusiasts, but it's smelling more like a mainstream loser every day.
I'm not buying a Zune until someone hacks it well enough. I refuse to use a player that will add DRM to public domain files.
Does it play video yet? It doesn't?
The bigger screen is nice, I suppose.
How often do I have to reboot it?
How often do I have to reboot it?
Zen Vision:M anyone?
"How often do I have to reboot it?"
Bahahahahaha :)
Bahahahahaha :)
I'm all for competition, but the fact that MS just plain copied the iPod design sickens me. Can they not come up with something just a tad more creative?!?
Yawn...
Yet another attempt by yet another company trying to compete in this space. In twelve months the Zune (and this blog) will long be forgotten.
Yet another attempt by yet another company trying to compete in this space. In twelve months the Zune (and this blog) will long be forgotten.
Yeah, I can imagine the Zune with the big fat [Start] button and the menu that takes up the whole screen.
The 30 GB ipod is about 10% THINNER than the 80 GB.
Also, while the Zune screen is .5" larger, it's the EXACT SAME resolution as the ipod ...
No plays4Sure. It's a new WMA DRM.
Like MS' Talking Barney and the MS watches, this thing will be dead by June 2007 - they'll try and call it a portable Vista then ... and then in Feburary 2008 call it a Xbox Companion ... every version will sell exactly 5,000 in Redmond and about the same across the globe ...
Also, while the Zune screen is .5" larger, it's the EXACT SAME resolution as the ipod ...
No plays4Sure. It's a new WMA DRM.
Like MS' Talking Barney and the MS watches, this thing will be dead by June 2007 - they'll try and call it a portable Vista then ... and then in Feburary 2008 call it a Xbox Companion ... every version will sell exactly 5,000 in Redmond and about the same across the globe ...
With such a small screen, will we still be able to read the text on the BSOD?
That thing is bricked before it is even out of the box...
Would make a trendy doorstop.
Would make a trendy doorstop.
How can anyone be a "hard core zuner" when the product hasn't been released yet? Nobody loves Microsoft that much. You've obviously been paid to pretend to be a fan of the Zune. I love the smell of astroturf in the morning.
My university students in Nanjing China came to me today alarmed about the burning birds. They asked me what it meant. I asked them what they meant. They said "Zune". Now I ask Microsoft - what does it mean? - kind of a baaaad marketing image - appealing to 11 and 12 year olds in the U.S.? allusions of Burning Man? mystifying to many in Microsoft's market around the world.
Oh boy! Brown!
A Brown Zune!
It will get lost in a pile of dog shit.
A Brown Zune!
It will get lost in a pile of dog shit.
WTF? At the bottom of the post page in the lower left is a rather cryptic message: "Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy." Is this a strange karmic relationship between the blog and the Zune's OS?
I loved the BSOD comment and the one about how often you need to reboot it.
The Zune is the Pontiac Aztek of MP3 players.
I loved the BSOD comment and the one about how often you need to reboot it.
The Zune is the Pontiac Aztek of MP3 players.
