Comments on: Microsoft Introduces New Zune to Take on the iPod

By: pandoraenima1

pandoraenima1 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

here they go again tryn really really hard to belong and sound like intelligent people when the truth is…M$uck is just tryin to make old things sound new…

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

If you ask me Microsoft is currently taking defensive measures against Apple. Why? Because the Ipod has brought Apple the funds and notoriety needed to start taking out Microsoft as the computer leader. If Apple plays its cards right it could start to take back some of its past glory. Personally I see apple with 30% of the computer market in the next 10 years most of which will be home users. But thats just speculation so I guess we will just have to wait and see.

By: iamyour41

iamyour41 — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

It might just be me but Apple is crippling itself. It has the BEST operating system out by FAR. It should release it to average PC users. Although it can’t because it wouldn’t be a tailor made OS so it would be the same as Vista. But honestly.. the only one to point the finger at for Apple not being on top where they should be is Apple. If you want to game you’re stuck with OpenGL… and if you wanna upgrade or replace any computer parts you have to order them from Apple for much more then it costs retail. Apple will always be second best when it comes to computers until they remedy the problems they made for themselves. Honestly anyone making any type of technology can take the heap. Zune just needs more accessories. I wouldn’t buy my music from iTunes neway.

By: Sephiroth

Sephiroth — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000

I don’t think Apple will take out anyone as the computer leader. They are more of a hardware or electronics company not so much a software company the software they do make like Itunes Safari for example are buggy. The only software Apply makes is really for its own hardware and electronics to help sell the hardware.

It is because I don’t like iTunes it crashes often has deleted music and podcasts once it accidentally deletes a podcast you can’t re download it. Which is why I am planning on getting one of the new zunes. I also don’t like how I have to press and hold the play button a couple of times before it shuts off.

Apple makes people pay ridiculous premiums on all their products lock in everything they can on their products and are really worse than MS. But they have a large fanboy base and good marketing that pretty much glosses over all the things Apple does bad. There is also a double standard in that its ok for Apple to have a monopoly with digital audio players and to flame Microsoft really for competing with Apple.

At least with the Zune MS is updating the old players with new features and actual new features like wireless syncing rather than doing what Apple does and force you to buy a whole new player to get a marginal updates with the biggest new feature is cover flow to view your music by the cover art picture which isn’t even that great.