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A Hands-On Zune Review

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zunetastic dept.

jayintune writes "2old2play.com got the chance to sit down with Microsoft's new media player, the Zune, to give some comments and insight into the players User Interface, Video Playback, Music Sharing, as well as software and setup." From the article: "I had expected the player to be fairly heavy, but after holding the Zune in my hand it was clear that I was wrong. It is not as light as the latest video iPod, but compared to my fourth-generation iPod, the Zune was lighter. The top of the Zune had a clear glass layer while the exterior had a tactile feel to it, nothing like the hard metal and plastic of the iPod devices. The 'skin' of the Zune was a 'rubberized' material that had a smooth seductive feel to it. I found myself unable to stop stroking the device, so much that the demo assistant asked me to put it down."

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  1. Seductive Brown? by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll

    I haven't RTFA, but I'll be damned if I'm going to after that little choice excerpt

    Good for you, it gets worse.

    That stroking bit, and the brown color ... I imagined someone fondling a turd under the watchful eye of the "assistant". Because the author is "anonymous", I imagine the whole thing was made up by some M$ PR firm to begin with. Here's a transcript of the contract negotiations:

    Balmer I don't care what you say, just make it sexy.
    PR Vole Yes, we have several concept that will appeal to our 23 predicted target markets. rambles on for a while ...
    Balmer "Don't bore me with details, asshole, just give me the shit I'm paying for!"
    PR Vole -New concept pops into mind- Grins and says, "It will be everything you asked for."

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  2. Re:Zune Meme Analysis by WasterDave · · Score: 0, Troll

    If Apple released a new iPod with FairPlay 2.0 that didn't play any FairPlay 1.0 files, the torches and pitchforks would be out.

    But that's because PlaysForSure only ever sold about eight songs. Breaking FairPlay would involve fucking over probably a couple of hundred thousand consumers ... and putting the future of iTMS in danger, to say the least.

    Dave

    --
    I write a blog now, you should be afraid.
  3. Re:Yes, it was authored by an AC. by twitter · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't understand your point - if he had a name (like 'twitter', maybe?) would your "opinion" be any different?

    The point, my dedicated little troll was summed up when I said, "In short, the article is one of the biggest AC trolls ever."

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    Friends don't help friends install M$ junk.

  4. Re:Zune Meme Analysis by mkosmul · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not really. Ogg Vorbis on the other hand probably is.