When I saw this my whole office heard "OMG"

[RobertR1]

If it can do wireless sync up with the home network (360 and Vista) I'm sold.

 

[Beafy]

I love people.

1.) One group says it looks just like an iPod, the other says it looks like crap compared to an iPod. Which one is it? Is it the same or is it a utter mess? Also, what the hell does it having a scroll wheel or not change the look? A nifty looking wheel is a wheel is a wheel no matter if it scrolls or not.

Well, I for one actually agree with both groups. The pseudo-clickwheel and of course the form makes it look very similar as the iPod, but MS somehow managed to make it look way less appealing...

 

[Fodder]

Which one is it? Is it the same or is it a utter mess?

I'd like to lock in both for $1000 thanks Tom.

 

[Guden Oden]

If it can do wireless sync up with the home network (360 and Vista) I'm sold.

I can live with plugging in a USB cord for the 1 minute it takes to transfer over some new files. I definitely wouldn't buy that ugly thing just for it having wifi...

 

[bloodbob]

When do you think we will see the first Zune worm?

 

[MulciberXP]

MS should just start calling every other company their 3rd party R&D

 

[Geo]

Am I the only one remembering Bill fluffing off mp3 players as doomed to be subsumed into cell phones? :smile:

 

[ANova]

I kind of like it, not the best looking but it has a nice screen, interface and good features. And come on, it's a feckin round wheel and that magically makes it a copy of the ipod? Everythings a copy of everything according to most.

Oh and agreed skrying.

 

[Skrying]

Am I the only one remembering Bill fluffing off mp3 players as doomed to be subsumed into cell phones? :smile:

That's probably why they will be releasing a Zune cell phone.

 

[RobertR1]

I can live with plugging in a USB cord for the 1 minute it takes to transfer over some new files. I definitely wouldn't buy that ugly thing just for it having wifi...

The reason I'd want wireless is so that I keep it in the car at all times (what I do with my nano). Then when I pull into the garage, Zune detects and syncs up with my home network and I can either do playback/add/edits/etc. without having to carry it back n' forth. Yes, I'm that lazy.

 

[thehulk]

Zune’s Big Innovation.

http://www.medialoper.com/hot-topics/music/zunes-big-innovation-viral-drm/

Unfortunately Zune’s wireless music sharing is turning out to be one of those features that seemed better when it was just a rumor. While Zune users will be able share music with friends, there’s a catch (isn’t there always). As Jim noted earlier, recipients of shared songs will only be able to listen to them three times or for three days, whichever comes first. It sort of sounds like a really bad tire warranty.

Zune accomplishes this amazingly stupid feat by wrapping shared music in a proprietary layer of DRM, regardless of what format the original content may be in. If Microsoft’s claims are to be believed, this on-the-fly DRM will be seamless and automatic - which must be some kind of first for Microsoft.

What Microsoft has created is a new form of viral DRM. Zune will intentionally infect your music with the DRM virus before passing it along to one of your friends. After three listens the poor song dies a horrible DRM enabled death. Talk about innovation.

 

[SugarCoat]

and just think, soon thats how Windows is going to treat your newly added music/videos on your PC.

 

[_xxx_]

Zune’s Big Innovation.

http://www.medialoper.com/hot-topics/music/zunes-big-innovation-viral-drm/

Welocome to the world of Vista!

 

[Guden Oden]

It doesn't put any viral DRM on wifi-shared tunes, but there is a 3-play/3-day limit after all. Here's a longer piece explaining the matter.

Suppose this shows - to those that weren't convinced already - that the zune's a total POS, I want to know who the fuck at microsoft thought the world appointed THEM god to judge over these matters... This is nothing but corporate paranoia BS, MSes version of both having the cake and eating it, incorporating braindead schemes such as this one. Earn money from selling digital audio players, but heavens forbid anyone might use it to play sound waves they haven't paid for (at least once) already!

 

[_xxx_]

LOL!

Admins, could we give Guden this icon as an avatar?

 

[Guden Oden]

Oh quiet you!

 

[Squeak]

LOL!

Admins, could we give Guden this icon as an avatar?

Don't you mess with everybody's favourite overly eloquent, smart alecky Swede!
He's only one square less popular than you.

WRT the Zune, it's really only a repackaged Toshiba Gigabeat, with the TV reception option taken out and WiFi put in. Buy that instead or wait for an iPod with radio and WiFi.

 

[Skrying]

Don't you mess with everybody's favourite overly eloquent, smart alecky Swede!
He's only one square less popular than you.

WRT the Zune, it's really only a repackaged Toshiba Gigabeat, with the TV reception option taken out and WiFi put in. Buy that instead or wait for an iPod with radio and WiFi.

I get this feeling the iPod will never get radio, its been missing forever now, so why add it? They might add wifi, but I dont see it getting much better than what MS will offer, except it'll have a cute brand name and everyone will love it.

 

[Ty]

WRT the Zune, it's really only a repackaged Toshiba Gigabeat, with the TV reception option taken out and WiFi put in. Buy that instead or wait for an iPod with radio and WiFi.

We just got two of the Gigabeats (last night!) but I didn't know they had TV reception. Interesting. Still I'd take the WiFi (if it can pull stuff down through my network) over the TV reception anyday but sadly imo, the Zune looks like crap compared to the Gigabeats.

 

[CouldntResist]

If it connects to my Origami, and recognises my Passport .NET, I'm sold.