Comments on: Zune 2 to launch tomorrow?

By: Zunevsipod

Zunevsipod — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:03:20 +0000

Why do people always bash the zune? It is a great product with huge potential. I’m sure it wont top apple in sales but i bet if apple came out with the Igamebox everyone would laugh at them and say xbox 360 is way better.

By: hacksaw

hacksaw — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:11:24 +0000

P.S. then again I did just get a free Bob Dylan song at Starbucks for iTunes this morning… Hmmm

Maybe I will get an iPod and iTunes.

By: hacksaw

hacksaw — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:08:26 +0000

My Mom has a Zune, My brother has an iPod… I just use my Moto Z3. If I were to choose between the Zune and iPod it would be simply iTunes vs. Zune Marketplace. I already have Zune player on my PC so I can stream to my xbox 360 and I perfer it over WMP 11 and when I want to purchase onesie twosie songs here and there instead of the whole album I can use my XBLM points. Otherwise I just go to the store and buy the CD and rip it to my PC.

By: Nino

Nino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:26:58 +0000

@ Dtest5477

I dont make my only judgment off of what I saw at Best Buy on a floor model. I was disappointed with the floor model though. Like I said I havent had good experiences with Apple Products so I look else where. If I find an Apple product that I like then I’ll buy it. I never said Apple products were crap and not any good. I just personally don’t like them. I was really happy to see a 160gb model b/c I would love to have a large hard drive mp3 player. I was disappointed in the initial viewing of it. It wasn’t a good first impression of what I thought was going to be really good new generation. Maybe I expected too much.

Nino

By: Dtest5477

Dtest5477 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:01:15 +0000

I will say the leaked shots do look better, but IMO thats because they look more like an ipod. For me the zune’s interface was the worst part, dont see that changing too much, I mean look at the M$ windows interface, how long has it been since they overhauled that.

By: JJLO

JJLO — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:33:42 +0000

I did take a look at the original zune and I will take a look at the new zune also. I agree with you Nino that if one or the other works for you then great. For me when I made the decision on ipod over zune, it came down to which one was easier to use. For me the ipod won hands down.

By: argonnj

argonnj — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:32:49 +0000

Sorry, but the proof is in the pudding. Zune sales were a flop compared to ipod sales. I have seen nothing that will convince me that the second coming will be any better. M$ is about as cool as a summers day in the tropics.

By: Dtest5477

Dtest5477 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:02:47 +0000

lag while playing with one at Best Buy? Nino, do you really make your judgements from a few minutes with floor model demo’s? Honestly, they are very good prducts with simple navigation. To each their own but i dont see anything touching ipods for quite a while.

By: Jaxon

Jaxon — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:30:18 +0000

What makes a Zune stand out from other mp3 players?

I haven’t had much experience with one, so I’m just wondering.

By: duh

duh — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:12:54 +0000

when I first heard about the features in the Zune 1, I thought this will finally dethrone Apple but MS totally screwed up. The overall design was great except for the size, its ginormous! How do u expect to win people over if everyone else and your biggest competitor is going small? Not even mentioning the constant crashes and freezes. I hope MS finally wakeup make this 2nd gen a real device to compete. I thought the 1st gen was obsolete the minute it was released. I will be the other 4 or 5 people to buy one if its as good and nice looking as Apple’s but with more and better features.

By: Nino

Nino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:43:50 +0000

@ joeylang

finally someone who gets what I’m saying. I don’t mind a good debate over products or anything for that matter but when these debates get to senseless comments and pointless post trying to 1up someone, then its not a debate it’s child play.

Nino

By: JS

JS — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:18:09 +0000

Awesome, I wonder if it will be any good :/

By: joeylang

joeylang — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:04:09 +0000

I agree with Nino. if the ipod works for you, then great. If the Zune works for you then thats great too. I personally dont understand why people cant take a great product for what it is instead of passing it of instantly because it is made by a certain brand. The new ipods are GREAT, they work wonderfully and are aesthetically appealing. The new Zune looks amazing as well, and if it is competitively priced(249) and it has a 80 gig hard drive, then it will definatly sell, especially because of the extra features the Zune offers. Lets just all get along, i know its hard not to be a fanboy when there are great companies like Microsoft an Apple, but they both put out great products and i think everyone should recognize that.

By: Nino

Nino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:41:04 +0000

thats your opinion. I dont like much apple products havent had good experiences with them. the new ipod classic was very laggy when i was testing it out at best buy and the sad part was that it barely had any songs on it. I can’t imagine how laggy it would be with lots of songs on it. the ipod touch was very unresponsive when i used it. Took multiple touches for it response. Basically what it looks like every Zune or iPod discussion turns into is Apple Fanboy vs. Apple hater.

if the iPod works for you Great. If the Zune works for you Great.

Nino

By: argonnj

argonnj — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:05:20 +0000

I would buy a Zune over an iPod anyday

Too bad for M$ only you and 3 other people think that way. Talk about trying to polish a turd. I predict this will sell no better then the original.

By: Nino

Nino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:55:57 +0000

iPods are overrated IMO. My iRiver 20GB i bought about 3 years ago works great still and its very easy to just drag and drop songs. at the time I bought it, it was $100 less than the iPod. I have great equalizer controls on it too.

Nino

By: JJLO

JJLO — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:48:26 +0000

All of you can wait forever…I do not see anything replacing the iPod in the near future. I will take the iPod over just about any other MP3 player. I have owned a few. They are all in the trash. iPod has replaced them all.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:42:14 +0000

I’m sure the twelve people who expressed interest in Zune 1, half of whom actually bought one are all aflutter about Zune 2. I for one am waiting for the all powerful iPod killer, Zune XVIII.

By: Nino

Nino — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:48:35 +0000

I would buy a Zune over an iPod anyday. I would buy anything over an iPod.

Nino

By: William

William — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:46:22 +0000

Microsoft would have to have one HELL of a product to put out, but given some of Apple’s recent mis-steps, with the right marketing they could cause some iPod owners to switch. A rebelous attitude can do wonders when directed properly. Of course, this is Microsoft we’re talking about here……..

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:51:02 +0000

Hey guys, do you hear that? Yea, sorry Microsoft but that’s the sound of nobody caring.

By: Galvatron

Galvatron — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:50:59 +0000

Sd card slots altghowh if ms mad aphone you could unlock wasn’t crippled. Ran linux or winmo 6 and feature set simmaller to the N95 with wifi apple would squirm.

By: J.C.

J.C. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:55:21 +0000

Umm and who cares? Haha, just playing Josh, but seriously who even cares about the zune any more? Its just another one of the millions of just “So So” MP3 players. Companies need to start thinking outside the box, i.e., something that will give them unique and different products, something that gives them that competitive edge over the other thousands of products that companies try to get us to swap our beloved cash for..

In apples case, the novel idea was a huge touch screen and a nice flashy interface to go along with it, or originally that scroll wheel.

What does the zune have thats so different? Nothing! What? that lame file sharing network? Thats such a crippled feature you really can set it to good use. Try REAL WiFi so you can stream music from online radio stations, or so you can buy songs directly off the device and then sync it up with your computer (Apples newest iPhone/Touch feature). But these ideas are already too old, they need to be fresh. I guess apple just got there first. Hence the huge market share that apple possesses.

Good luck Microsoft! Your going to need it!

By: chris

chris — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:54:34 +0000

I wonder what will make this so special than the first zune?

By: Paul G.

Paul G. — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:30:28 +0000

So if the iPhone is the “Jesus phone” is this the “Judas phone”?

By: JJDon

JJDon — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:20:27 +0000

We’ll I haven’t read of this anywhere but here…oh, there is a preview function now when I type…nice!…;-)

Anyways, the Zune has needed an update since day one. It’s a product that could be really great, but so far hasn’t had much done with it.