More piling on Zune

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According to this ZDNet report, the Zune is not compatible with Vista, Microsoft’s much-touted (and much-delayed) new version of Windows. Hilarious. An MS veep says they’ll have a patch before the Vista retail rollout. But seeing as Vista itself is several years late, I wouldn’t bet my music library on it. And here’s a video of the Zune making it’s debut on CNN’s morning show. Best recap is from Gary Stein: “I watched CNN this morning and Soledad O’Brien literally interrupted the tech-biz reporter, who was talking about the Zune, to extoll the virtues of her new, $70 iPod Shuffle. The next time the story came through the cycle, she had gotten her iPod out of her office and demonstrated how cool it was that you could clip it, and essentially un-sold the Zune, and pitched the iPod.”

Nov 16, 2006 | Comments Off | Tags: , ,

Mossberg and Pogue on the Zune

Two of the most popular tech columnists, the NYT’s David Pogue and the WSJ’s Walt Mossberg, each smacked Microsoft’s new Zune music player in reviews today. I’ve already given five reasons why Zune won’t topple the iPod. Here are a couple more. Mossberg: “The hardware feels rushed and incomplete. It is 60% larger and 17% heavier than the comparable iPod.” Pogue: “What looks like an iPod scroll wheel, though, is a fakeout. It doesn’t turn, and it’s not touch-sensitive. Instead, it’s just four buttons hidden under the compass points of a plastic ring.” And my personal favorite reason, the Zune has no podcast management or audiobook capability.

Nov 9, 2006 | Comments Off | Tags: , , ,

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