Zune
Everyone is talking about Zune, Microsoft’s announced answer to the iTunes/iPod combo. I debated giving my 2 cents, since it would be just another echo in the blogosphere chamber. I’m not overly excited just yet. Maybe when I see the hardware and Microsoft’s verision of the iTMS, it will be something worthy to write about. However, I welcome the competition as it will hopefully bring lower prices to the mp3 player market. (I have yet to upgrade to the $300 iPod for the sole reason of price). In the meantime, I’ll subscribe to the Zune Insider blog written by Cesar Menendez, a Microsoft employee working on Zune. I’d like to point out that he doesn’t blog on the horribly ugly MSN Spaces; he’s on TypePad, like yours truly. Hmm. I like him already.
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You’re right: it seems that every blogger out there has an opinion about the Zune even though no one knows exactly what the device will look like or what features it will have. And these aren’t just lukewarm opinions either! Anyway, I think it’s smart to hold off on any real commentary until the Zune actually comes out.
Microsoft should be able to use the xbox 360 as leverage to get the zune going. They went up against Sony on thier own turf, now it’s apple’s turn.