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Microsoft Zune MP3 Player Interface Revealed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the monkey-see-monkey-try dept.

bain writes to tell us that iLounge has put up details on the Zune, Microsoft's MP3 player. According to the article, "Zune is a bit bigger than a standard 30GB iPod, and apparently made entirely of plastic." Interestingly, Microsoft forgoes a touch-sensitive scrollwheel in favor of wheel-shaped buttons. Included are WiFi capabilities, an FM tuner, and (in stark contrast to the iPod) a white-on-black color scheme. The 30GB model is expected to sell for $300. This story selected and edited by LinuxWorld editor for the day Saied Pinto.

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  1. Re:Scroll Wheel by Baricom · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I did read TFA, but I didn't understand how the scrolling UI works.

    Never mind - I figured it out. I missed the first paragraph.
  2. Re:Cheap bastards.... by ackthpt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First, they rip off OS X and create Vista, now they rip off the iPod and create "zune".

    No, first they ripped off MacOS and made Windows 95. I'm certain a goodly portion of their R&D budget was spent on Macs and copying "look and feel". Then they basically tried to trounce the video game console market by putting a PC in a cheap-o plastic box (something Dell is getting very good at these days) and adding a few proprietary twists.

    Makes you wonder when they'll get around to seriously tacking creating a decent operating system instead of all this fucking around in other markets.

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  3. Re:Cheap bastards.... by gbobeck · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    No, first they ripped off MacOS and made Windows 95.


    More accurately, first Apple ripped off Xerox Parc and made MacOS. Microsoft then ripped off Xerox Parc and Apple and made Windows 1.0.
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  4. Re:Cheap bastards.... by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Even more accurately, Apple didn't rip off the Xerox Parc, but were certainly inspired by it.

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  5. OMG... by Jonathan.Sidego · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Does this mark the end for Apple?