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Wednesday November 8, 2006
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 With the long awaited Microsoft Zune shipping next week (November 14), time is running out. (We've got a preview and slideshow running on PCMag.com ) There were so many things we had planned to accomplish before that little known company in Redmond, WA released its Apple iPod competitor. So we've narrowed it down to "Five Things to Do Before Zune"
- Visit Legoland in San Diego (it'll make you feel good inside)
- Jump on Oprah's couch (cuz you're in LOVE with this woman!)
- Ask Paris Hilton why the "Stars are Blind" (we're sure its a complex metaphor)
- Test Drive a Tesla electric car(Global warming! Gas Prices!)
- Throw a "Britney Threw Her Papazao-crackin, Baby-Daddy To the Curb" party. (cuz it's such a, like, total shock)
Five Highlights from our preview:
•Wireless capabilities work.
•Integration with software appears smooth.
•the Zune is not nearly as shiny as an iPod
•Subscription service available from the music store
•The online store will not initially offer video
Read the full Zune preview to get the scoop on its audio and video capabilities and more.
And a Haiku Preview for good measure:
Subscription service
Smooth software integration
Zune's a contender
Weird Hunter Gets Props For Coming Up With the Zune List. Thanks Jen!
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November 8, 2006 5:42 PM
Here's my beef with the Zune:
* Intrusive DRM, that wraps your content, even if it's Creative Commons and it would violate their copyright to do so, in DRM before "sharing" it with other Zune users. (Makes me wonder how long Microsoft gets on the bandwagon with the companies that are refusing to run prints of people's photos, for fear of copyright infringement on photographs, and then locks down the photo-sharing as well...)
* Wireless is only good for sharing. It's so misleading that everyone's touting the Zune's wireless capabilities, but refusing to note that the Zune won't sync with your computer wirelessly, and it can't download music from Microsoft's subscription service wirelessly. Why bother, then?
I'm really glad you noted the lack of PlaysForSure support-that's important. People who bought music from MSN Music are pretty much out in the cold now, with no player that can play their content. Ooops. Still, I wonder how well the Zune will wind up doing. I can't say I'm at all interested in one-it sounds like Microsoft is trying to make up for a glaring lack of innovative features on the player with a bunch of social-networking rinky-dink that may or may not fly with the buying public (and definitely doesn't fly with me) but I'm definitely interested in seeing what lessons Apple takes away from this whole thing-I want them to get scared enough by the Zune that when they shove another iPod through the doors that it kicks serious ass.
November 8, 2006 8:02 PM
I think its a great device. i still have not read a bad review for this product. I am getting one for sure.