RIP Zune
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http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/14…
And the world shrugs...
- ernexbcn0
Will not be missed.
- monospaced0
- lolernexbcn
- LoL X 1,999Ramanisky2
- thats fckng funnyhektor911
- HAHAHAAHHAHAHombre_Lobo
- hahahahaMiguex
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Fastforward 3 years
RIP Windows Phone
- ********0
I actually own one of these things, it was not a bad product, it just couldn't compete with the iPod (and the name was fucking ridiculous:)
- fooler0
I bet this guy is really regretting this now
- lolzpauliusuza
- shopped.dbloc
- i bet hes regretting about 5000 pizzas toomoldero
- look on his face in the pic suggests he regretted it thenwhatthefunk
- SrSamaurai0
the only advantage the zune had over the ipod was...um
- ********0
I went to one of their promotional parties when it first came out and got hammered off free beer... so not all is lost.
- akrok0
i never zune;d in. lol.
- shellie0
Wish I could have made bets on that a couple years ago when the agency I was workin' at did a bunch of work for them. They were hanging on by a thread even then. I would have made a grip.
- hektor9110
If the product was good, maybe their approach was bad.
- bored2death0
5 Reasons Microsoft Zune HD Will Beat Apple iPod
1. The name says it all: The Microsoft Zune HD will offer access to high-definition content. The 16-GB model will offer access to five hours of high-definition video and 22 hours of standard video. The 32-GB model doubles that capacity, offering 10 hours worth of HD video storage. Additionally, the Zune supports HD video playback through a premium HDMI A/V docking station so video can be played directly on an HDTV in 720p resolution. Microsoft says that's "better-than-DVD-quality video."
2. It has a touch-screen : Yes, the iPod touch is the pioneer of touch-screen music players, but adding a touch-screen to the Zune HD ups Microsoft's chances to perform in the portable music player market. The OLED touch screen is 3.3 inches with 16:9 widescreen format display with 480-x-272 pixel resolution.
3. The price is right: The Microsoft Zune HD starts at $219.99 for the 16-GB model, while its bulkier 32-GB cousin runs $289.99. Not bad for a touch-screen music player, considering Apple's iPod touch starts at $229 for the 8-GB model, $299 for the 16-GB model and $399 for the 32-GB model.
4. Microsoft Zune HD packs a processing punch: The Zune HD will be powered by Nvidia's low-power Tegra System-on-Chip. Tegra features multiprocessor architecture, with each processor unit architected for specific tasks, including a CPU for running HTML and Java, an HD video processor for streaming HD video playback and a graphics processor, all integrated in a low-power-consumption computer-on-a-chip.
5. It's more than just music and HD video: Yes, the Microsoft Zune HD can hold up to five hours of high-definition video, 22 hours of standard-definition video, 4,000 songs or 25,000 pictures in the 16-GB model and 10 hours of high-def video, or 48 hours of standard-definition video, 8,000 songs or 25,000 pictures in the 32-GB model, but the compact device packs in a host of other features as well. The Microsoft Zune HD also ties in an HD Radio receiver, built-in Wi-Fi and a Web browser.
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- bored2death0
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer says he can break the dominance of Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod in the digital music market with the Zune player that hits stores across the U.S. today.
``We can beat them, but it's not going to be easy,'' Ballmer said in an interview yesterday from Redmond, Washington.
Zune is Microsoft's first attempt to thrust itself into the $4 billion U.S. digital music device market controlled by Apple's iPod. The world's largest software company marked the release with free concerts by artists including rapper T.I. and rock group Red Hot Chili Peppers that were aimed at solidifying Zune's credentials among music fans.
``The market will have two big players for a long time, us and Apple,'' said Ballmer, 50. ``Obviously we're the David in this one. Apple's the Goliath.''
- Hombre_Lobo0
the zune was awesome. my mate had one and i loved it.
- Pixter0
How's the zune interaction with xbox360?
- utopian0
Does Zune run on Windows?
- CyBrainX0
Can this happen to the iPad, PLEEEASE???
- Miguex0
^
pffft, the ipad-iphone combination is going to produce infinite sales, for ever, and will always seem innovative because of apple's trademark presentation / marketing system.Basically, when the iPhone sales start to drop, they will say things like 'now bigger and faster" and redesign the iPad box so it says "new bigger iphone"
and the reverse will work with the iPad (now 3 times smaller and lightweight" only investing in packaging...
it's genius!
