Jdubs99 Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Disappointed in Microsoft. You have a product that is superior to the iPod in every way, yet you let the Ipod own you in advertising. I just don't get it. Grassroots market ownership is one thing, but turning a blind eye is another. The new Zune beats the iPod classic and nano in all ways, but Zune has NO ADVERTISING. Such a waste in such an investment in a huge market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Typical Microsoft.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankzao Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 NDD.....I still do not like MS........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Very true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfDeath Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 MS Blows majorly......hence why I will be getting an apple laptop after the one I got dies/ or craps out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 Disappointed in Microsoft. You have a product that is superior to the iPod in every way, yet you let the Ipod own you in advertising. I just don't get it. Grassroots market ownership is one thing, but turning a blind eye is another. The new Zune beats the iPod classic and nano in all ways, but Zune has NO ADVERTISING. Such a waste in such an investment in a huge market. Â Â Â Â Â Explain why it is better than the iPod or Nano. I am curious as I almost got the Zune, but ended up with the iPod Shuffle. Didn't know a thing about the Zune and neither did the salesman. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfDeath Posted November 11, 2007 Report Share Posted November 11, 2007 that zune is just like the ipod video , just with a bigger screen and wifi song sharing(which is stupid in my opinion). I love my ipod cause it's just simple and it doesn't sync with Windows media player. iTunes is alot better in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs99 Posted November 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 New Zunes have wireless song transfer from other Zunes AND computer now. The larger Zune is now smaller overall, still the same 3.5" screen, and 80 gigs to match the iPod classic. The Zune also has no restrictive media constraints, unlike the iPod/iTunes. I can buy music from my gray market Uzbekisan music site, and not have to worry about DRM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 DRM? Â The only reason I got the Shuffle was because it is tiny and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 It sounds good, but there are 2 reasons I wouldn't invest. Â One, the ease with which all these features can be integrated into a cellular phone these days renders the stand-alone devices all but obsolete upon conception. Â Two, anything with a hard drive on board will be extremely fragile if dropped (which will not take long) and have poorer battery life. Flash is the only suitable memory for a portable device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mts Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Good points though I am not sure if I want all that shit on my cellphone... I like having separate modules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelOfDeath Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Same as mts, I prefer to have my phone seperate from my music plus I like having my ipod hook up in the car. So I am for the hard drive. But I understand how fragile they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Personal preferences my good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 I prefer separate devices as well. Didn't really want a camera on my phone, but it has come in handy a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
///BHRpowered Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 they should hire me to do there advertising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs99 Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 On the contrary, phone integration is a bad idea. Cell phones are a necessary form of communication (especially in emergencies), and the extra features built in tend to kill the batteries 4 times faster than cell phone functions. When batteries advance to the point of being able to support a multifunction device, and the individual components themselves are as good as those built into the next generation PDA, them i might agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Admittedly some of these things need time... for that matter, 80 gb flash drives will in time be entirely affordable too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs99 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I can't wait for the day, but at the same time, isn't being plugged in all the time a bad thing? Â Looks like all zunes recieved an update today, including 1st generation. Installing my updates now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdubs99 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 My zune just got done updating. Flash to an old Zune device was a complete change. The updates even unlocked wireless transfers from networks to older zunes. Device graphics are completely changed. Zune software was completely changed. Screen orientation of battery and wireless signal strength completely changed. All in all, very impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazdaMomma Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troutman Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 I can dig that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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