Comments on: Fanboy Disclosure - Chris and his Toys

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:25:05 +0000

I must say, Chris. You hit the nail on the head in the sense that I feel the exact same way. I can understand why some people like the iPod, and I don’t belittle them for doing so. However, the whole elitist crowd, iTunes, and bland interface(excluding iPhone/Touch) is what turns me off about it. I’m pretty much indifferent when it comes to Microsoft, and when they announced their plans to release a PMP, I rolled my eyes and went on about my life. Months later after reading all the reviews(including yours) I ended up getting a Z30 and didn’t regret it. I ended up purchasing the Z80, and I love it even more. The interface, the way it feels in your hand, everything. Zune pass is a steal, and there is always something new waiting around the corner when I’m listening to music. Having so many albums at your immediate disposal is just awesome, I wish I had jumped on it sooner.

By: Karl Casper

Karl Casper — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:26:18 +0000

I to am a big fan of media players but I just don’t have the funds to get any players

By: Vuurflits

Vuurflits — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:01:19 +0000

you sure have a lot of dmp’s!

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:05:14 +0000

I have become a Microsoft fan girl…. because it fits! I can’t imagine using a phone other than my AT&T Tilt…or a music player other than the Zune. I purchased 3 iPods (video) for my kids last Christmas because it was what they asked for and I got a Zune (last November)…… and it wasn’t long before each of them commented they would have rather had a Zune!!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:27:46 +0000

i don’t agree with jaxim. I can’t stand the animations in the Itunes store and the new iPods. I really like the new new zune firmwear and how it reacts fast without the carousel of cover art.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:41:01 +0000

I agree with all of you, The only reason i hate the ipod is cause in order to be "cool" you have to have one and also because they make to much of the name and not the player.

By: Jaxim

Jaxim — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:38:52 +0000

I agree with you, Chris. I have an aversion to the iPod, but I can also see what’s great about it. Some of the animated transitions and features of the current iPod classic are better than the current Zune, and I hope the Zune team changes the firmware soon to close this gap. I have also been impressed with the iPhone and iPod Touch and if they had one that was 32 GB, I would have bought one. But since they don’t I hope Microsoft makes a Zune version soon with at least a 3GB harddrive, b/c I’m a real Media Center fan.

By: Rikostan

Rikostan — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:31:56 +0000

I got the 4gb red zune yesterday, by the way. Not sure how it happened, but my wife is already calling it hers. I should have kept the win a secret…. at the very least it could have been a good Christmas gift for her.

I have known of your background for quite some time from ipaqhq. I knew you were a MS MVP too, but what I have always liked about your sites, posts, reviews, is your unwillingness to bash other products. You always seem to point out both the good and bad, which is something a lot of other people do not do.

I want fair and balanced reviews, not whiny squawking from a person who is so emotionally tied up in their choice of devices, that no other device can be any good at all, like that Apple guy who said the Zune had to be wired in to use WiFi to sync.
That kind of disinformation hurts everybody. We need to see even more competition to drive the technology, but people like that do not see the big picture at all.