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Why Microsoft's Zune is Still Failing

Posted by Zonk on from the fall-over-dead dept.

DECS writes "Last winter, RDM detailed why Microsoft's iPod Killer would fail miserably. This year, the site argues, Microsoft will fail again, but for a new set of reasons. It is not obvious that the company has figured this out itself. 'Microsoft doesn't seem to learn from its mistakes in consumer electronics very well. When it does however, it frequently gets the timing wrong. This year, Microsoft appears set to compete against the Apple of 2006. It now offers two flash models, last year's leftover 30 GB unit, and new 80 GB version. The problem is that Apple moved the goalpost dramatically. Apple's new 3G Nano is ultra thin and small, but delivers the same video resolution as Microsoft's boxy flash Zunes at the same price. It also plays games.'"

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  1. write to congress by hjf · · Score: 5, Funny

    We need to have a law or something, that declares everything made by apple as THE only way of doing things, and also forbid other companies from making similar products. I mean, why do they even try? Apple is by far the best and when someone else tries, they're actually wasting valuable resources (plastic, electricity, and even silicon!).

    So, Microsoft, and everyone else: please, stop trying. Apple has the only music player worth anything. You have no chance.

    (If you don't see the sarcasm tags, then you're probably on a Mac)

  2. Re:Amazon bestsellers by Riquez · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bah, you obviously changed the rankings on that page by looking at it. ...oops, wrong thread

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  3. Goalposts by chemindefer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Moved them and made them smaller. Try getting a chair between them now.

  4. Re:Failure? by GuldKalle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, those cups suck, they're twice as large as they need to be.

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  5. So apple doesn't think ahead? Only Microsoft....? by Joce640k · · Score: 5, Funny


    Joel spotted the real difference between iPod and Zune:

    http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/05.html

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  6. Unfortunate logo by Trogre · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought it was because the logo, when viewed in a mirror, looks like 'anus'

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  7. Marketing campaign based on the word "squirt" by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft's marketing campaign:

    You can "squirt" your music at your friends and they'll be able to listen to it a maximum of three times before deciding to pay for a legal copy.

    Yeah, dude! Can't wait to get me one of those!

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