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Zune - Microsoft Killer or Next Apple Victim?
prophet asks: "Now that we have all seen the new Microsoft 'Zune', and the suits over at Microsoft have seen fit to inform us of a whole line of 'Zune' related hardware and software products, my real question is, will Microsoft be able to de-throne the ever growing iPod phenom? With the current confirmed 'Zune' prototype photos dispersed throughout the net, it is hard to see how Microsoft has thought that the current design of the 'Zune' is in fact enough in its current form for users to be pleased aesthetically, and at the same time impressed by ease of use. At the current moment, rumors are circulating of a redesign of the controls on Microsoft's part before a complete release. With the current aesthetical design of the Zune, will it appeal to the masses in the way the iPod did? More importantly, does it appeal to you?
Yes but the PDA market is dying, who needs a PDA when your cell phone has everything it offers. Where I work (one of the biggies) everyone had a PDA 5 years ago, today no one has one. These days you can get a wireless laptop for the same price or less than a full featured PDA. Heck my $99 blue-tooth cell phone can keep my contact and calendars synced up with my system at home, why would I buy a $399 PDA to do the same thing. Microsoft bragging about being the dominant player in a dying industry is not impressive to me, all that tells me is that they are too stupid to realize the market is dying.