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AppleInsider jumps the shark, declares Zune HD 'failed'

While I wait for what I just know will be hugely positive reviews of the Zune HD from Walter Mossberg and David Pogue (after all, these guys treat Apple product launches like just-discovered new books of the Bible), I can at least point to some of the crazy silliness coming out of the Apple fan base...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2009
Microsoft's Zune continues to struggle

I think we all realize the Zune isn't exactly setting the world on fire. But in these days leading up to the release of the Zune HD, things have apparently gotten worse than ever . To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating portion of Microsoft's business. Revenue for...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-30-2009
$30,000 to fill an iPod

So Microsoft's latest Apple Tax ad actually goes after the iPod and promotes the Zune, which is interesting on a number of levels. The argument? That filling a 120 GB iPod with songs from the iTunes Store would cost about $30,000. Or you could just get a Zune and subscribe to a Zune Pass for $15...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-12-2009
Problem with Zune was Toshiba’s fault, not Microsoft’s

As I suspected, and mentioned on last week’s podcast, the driver problem that dogged Zune 30 devices on December 31, 2008 was, in fact, Toshiba’s fault and not Microsoft’s. I assume all those anti-Microsoft rants will be adjusted accordingly. After doing some poking around in the source code for the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-05-2009
Is Microsoft making its own phone?

Rumors of Microsoft doing a smart phone on its own have been around for a long time, most recently with talk of a Zune Phone, or zPhone. OK. But we have to take the latest example of this rumor with a grain of salt because of the source, the long-time Microsoft Haters at the Inquirer, a UK-based virtual...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-25-2008
About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

In a blog post , Microsoft’s Cesar Menendez provides an update based on the wide range of questions he’s gotten about the new 10 free song per month perk that’s part of the Zune Pass subscription. One bit really caught my eye: 1. What’s the catch here? No catch. You get everything you always got with...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-21-2008
Steve Wozniak on the iPod

The Telegraph’s recent interview with Steve Wozniak has gotten a lot of play online today for some reason. I don’t see what the big deal is. He predicts the imminent death of the company's most popular product, the iPod. "The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," he says. "Things...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2008
FCC approves Microsoft’s unreleased 120GB Zune

Long Zheng reports on a new Zune model on the horizon: Ever since Samsung had announced their new 120GB 1.8-inch hard drive in April 2007, Zune fansites has been buzzing with anticipation of a new Zune fitted with the higher capacity drives. Now the wait is nearly over as the FCC publishes a test report...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-18-2008
Zune Eats Creative's Meager Lunch, Grabbing 4 Percent of MP3 Player Market

Wired Blog shows their true colors : Microsoft's Zune picked up a percentage point in the MP3 player market, bringing its share to a whopping four percent, with two million units sold. Microsoft has said from the start that it will stick with the Zune for as long as it takes for the player to gain...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-12-2008

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