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The Zune Cometh

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-there-was-much-spilling-of-the-ink dept.

Well, except for those hiding under a mountain of used iPod batteries, it's fairly well known that the Zune iPod-wannabe killer is coming out Monday/Tuesday. There's a piece in the NYTimes about counting on the wireless part of the Zune to take down the iPod as well as some interviews with people involved in the creation. But OTOH, RoughlyDrafted (which has had a series of pieces about the Zune) points out some issues with the DRM systems, and forecasts a number of issues — and also calls out what they called a "Digg Fraud Campaign". But soon — the market decides.

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  1. The market *will decide by hachete · · Score: 0, Troll

    unless Microsoft figure a way of rigging it.

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  2. At least the fanboys will be buying... by bilbravo · · Score: 0, Troll

    I was at EB Games over the weekend playing the Wii (ok, maybe I am a fanboy too now) and I overheard an employee talking to some customers about the wonders of the Zune. It's much sleeker, looks better, is thinner, and has a bigger screen... you know, all of the important things.

    Nobody ever mentions DRM, good or bad. I wonder if anyone realizes if they switch to Zune from iPod, there music doesn't go with them?

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