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Microsoft Zunes Committing Mass Suicide

jddeluxe writes "There are multiple reports springing up all over the internet of a mass suicide of Microsoft 30GB Zune players globally. Check Zune forums, Gizmodo, or other such sites; the reports are spreading rapidly, except apparently to the Microsoft official Zune site."

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  1. I don't usually complain about summaries... by Enoxice · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...but it doesn't tell me what's happening, sounds sensationalist, and actually uses "Micro$oft" - who types that???

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  2. Re:Value did get lost :( by Just+Some+Guy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I feel sorry for MSFT.

    Really? You have a broken player and they have your money, but you feel bad for them?

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    Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?
  3. Re:Designed Obsolescence by manekineko2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You joke about this, but Microsoft actually has the best track record for non-designed obsolescence among all the digital audio player manufacturers out there. When they came out with new generation Zunes, they rolled out all the updates to older generation owners as well.

    These updates were also free, unlike the updates for the iPod Touch (interesting how some companies supposedly have to charge for updates with new features under accounting rules, and others don't).

    I don't approve of a lot of things Microsoft does, but I have to say that objectively, they've been a real class act as far as supporting older Zunes goes.