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ZOMG New Zunes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the can't-begin-to-care dept.

BarlowBrad writes "From PC World: "Microsoft announced a new slate of Wi-Fi-equipped Zune players today, including $150 4GB and $200 8GB flash-based players, and a $250 80GB model that's slimmer than the original Zune. All of the new models feature touch-sensitive controls and wireless syncing with your PC, a much-demanded feature that Microsoft will also make available on the original 30GB Zune when the new models debut in mid November." Wireless. More space than a Nomad. But draw your own conclusions."

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  1. Still gimped "Squirt"... by nweaver · · Score: 3, Informative

    You still only get 3 plays out of stuff you transfer to friends...

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  2. Re:Draw your own conclusions... by mabhatter654 · · Score: 3, Informative

    can't buy tracks from the largest online sellers that support windows OS.. napster, walmart, itms.... doesn't work on my mac.... no web surfing or 3rd party software hacks.

  3. huh by eyeareque · · Score: 3, Informative

    What's a Zune? :)

  4. Re:what about the DRM "feature"? by dedazo · · Score: 3, Informative

    You mean sharing songs with people wirelessly and getting to listen to those songs three times? Which is three times more than the iPod? Does that make it "unwanted by many"? Because otherwise the "DRM" thing is applicable only to songs purchased from their online store. You can rip your song collection and put it in the Zune without involving any DRM whatsoever. Is this not how the iPod works as well?

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  5. Time restrictions gone, play restrictions still in by SuperKendall · · Score: 3, Informative

    You still can only play shared music three times, even if the limit is gone. And that includes DRM free tracks you buy.

    Also note the post below about how wireless syncing requires the Zune to be docked!

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  6. Re:Microsostrich by Space+cowboy · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't know about that - it doesn't look like it is right now though. From Amazon's MP3 player list, ordered by best-selling:

    #1 Apple 4G Nano (silver, latest)
    #2 Apple 16G ipod touch
    #3 Apple 80G ipod classic (black, latest)
    #4 Apple 8G ipod touch
    #5 Apple 160G ipod classic (black, latest)
    #6 Apple 80G ipod classic (silver, latest)
    #7 Apple 8G ipod nano (green, latest)
    #8 Apple 8G ipod nano (black, latest)
    #9 Apple 8G ipod nano (blue, latest)
    #10 Apple 8G ipod nano (silver, latest)
    #11 Apple 1G ipod shuffle (purple, latest)
    #12 Sandisk 8G (black)
    #13 Sandisk 4G +SD
    #14 Apple 2G nano (silver)
    #15 Zune 30G (white) (this is the V1 player)
    ...
    #28 Zune 30G (black) (this is the V1 player)
    #29 Sandisk 1G express
    #30 Zune 4G pink (this is the V2 player)
    #31 Zune 8G red (this is the V2 player)
    #32 Zune 4G black (this is the V2 player)
    #33 Zune 8G pink (this is the V2 player)
    #34 Zune 4G red (this is the V2 player)
    #35 Zune 80G black (this is the V2 player)
    #36 Zune 8G black (this is the V2 player)
    ...
    #54 Zune 30G brown

    I gave up listing apple players after the first 15 or so. The majority of the missing numbers are Apple MP3 players.

    What I think is interesting from this list is that all the top 10 (11 actually) players are the latest-generation players from Apple. The zune V2, even on its launch-day, is languishing in the #30's. It's not even beating the zune V1. I don't think that's a good sign...

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