Chris, I think Tom's point is that mighty M$ has a major marketing failure on their hands. David Pogue also said: "All right, then: so why sympathy?
Because, after three years, hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising, and, yes, a lot of real innovation, the Zune has managed to claim a measly 1.1 percent of the music player market." For a more pointed criticism of the Zune (by AppleInsider, a biased reviewer), check here: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/09/14/from_oled_to_tegra_five_my ths_of_the_zune_hd.html >From OLED to Tegra: Five Myths of the Zune HD Just when you thought Microsoft had given up on the Zune as a product and had retreated to referring to it as a nebulous cloud of conceptual features, the company comes out with a new device supporting a mobile-optimized OLED screen, a wildly powerful yet super efficient new multi-core Tegra graphics processor and support for high definition radio. The problem is that none of those things are actually true. ( 401 comments ) Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- Boy, you really had to hunt for something negative in that review, didn't you? How strange that you didn't quote the very next sentence: "It's an outdated joke; the Zune HD player isn't perfect, but it's every bit as joyful, polished and satisfying as [iPod]." To save others from having to click the link, I'll add a few other quotes that you accidentally omitted: "a gorgeous multitouch screen dominates the front. Its handsome, beveled metal case weighs next to nothing, yet still feels expensive and solid in the hand." "The software design is fluid, beautiful and incredibly responsive." "bright, sharp and colorful OLED screen" "full of clever features that help you discover new music you like based on what you've liked before" "Microsoft has done a truly beautiful job of this player and its software." ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
