Update: Since I posted this last night, this article i've linked to has gotted dotted (slashdotted) and mashed (mashabled). I guess this article fits into the Jerry Springer category.
There are some things in this article that are true, but it's full of inaccuracies. So many that I am going to let you just head over to give them traffic for a job poorly done. Despite running a Zune centric site and having a bias towards Zune, I at least can point out the good in Apple products. Others seem to have a problem with that and end up making false statements...
Today’s Zunes claim to uniquely provide wireless sync, but they require being plugged in order to do this! That means Microsoft’s wireless sync has as many wires as Apple’s USB sync, it just 20 times slower. That’s not an advantage nor a feature. It’s a marketing lie.
Ok, one other that I want to quote since I definately use the radio a lot. ( )
Another poor decision was adding a radio. Users don’t pay $250 for a hard drive based music player to listen to the radio. Further, radio reception isn’t very good without an external antenna. The iPod solves both issues by offering a $30 external radio control that doubles as an antenna. Microsoft “bundled this in,” resulting in a radio with poor reception that everyone had to buy, which only complicated its design.
Has this guy ever seen or touched a Zune?
Why Microsoft’s Zune is Still Failing — RoughlyDrafted Magazine
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15 Responses for "Why Microsoft’s Zune is Still Failing - Funny Article"
It’s kind of sad really, I think this person is rehashing some old content from last year,
we all know cnet gave it great ratings as well as other tech sites out there, sure the zune has some flaws, but it’s a complete different thing from last year’s model, ten times better in my opinion.
as for the radio thing, I use it every night , CBC radio broadcast different news channels from around the globe, Asia, Europe, African, etc. it’s nice to actually listen to current events and not just recorded content sometimes.I was going to post on his blog but I only say two comments, why give them another.Zune rocks!!!
Of course is wifi is slower! DUH!!!
USB 2.0 = 480 Mbps > 802.11g = 54 Mbps
he’s reading the posts on engadget and the like.
Alot of people are getting itchy trigger fingers to try this sucker out. The flash especially. I mean honestly people don’t dig the fat nano as much as the tall skinny gen2.
LOL, i synced my Zune from the bathroom the other day and i’m pretty sure there were no wires attached. i also use the radio daily, and it was one of the big things that steered me towards the Zune so that guy should not try and speak for everyone. also, the radio add-on that apple sells is 50 bucks, not 30. maybe he gets it for 30 with his employee discount *wink wink*
wow, that’s just bad. I hope the guy who wrote the article wasn’t some apple fanboy with a hidden agenda.
I don’t understand what he meant by saying that the Zune had to be plugged in o wirelessly sync
I don’t understand what he meant by saying that the Zune had to be plugged in to wirelessly sync
Its obvioues he hasnt even touched a Zune..he doesnt know what he is talking about..
he couldn’t get his hands on a zune 80. that is probably wye he is jealous
Why don’t you guys calm down.Go squirt each other or something.
Oh boy, the Fanboys are bored with the slashdot abuse they got that they are migrating over here now.
I was always under the impression that a person should actually use a device before "reviewing" it.
I can’t speak for other people, but I like to know what I am talking about before I offer my opinion.
He points out there can’t be more than 15,000 readers of the WSJ so how could Zune get that many votes, but fails to mention how iphone/iPod got over 400,000 HAHAHAHAHA
The zune radio works just as good as the ipod’s add on radio. Plus its built in so you dont have to worry about loosing it or forgetting it at home. If you added the 50 dollar radio accessary (not 30 is that guy insane) the ipod would be more expensive than the zune. Apple fanboys talk so much trash about the built in radio that apple could never think about putting one inside the ipod because they would look stupid after saying they dont want one.
i have to agree with you Chris. I mean, I had a zune but i now have an ipod. I have to say that the radio reception was good. and the zune didn’t have to have to be connected via usb to do wireless syncing. I read the article and thought it was a bias.
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