Zune owner from Holland

2. The new Zune looks even more like an iPod. You might want to continue your research on this one, because the new Zune looks almost identical to the old Zune. Both generations of Zune have better screens than the any of the pre-iTouch iPods. iTouch is definitely sexy, but there’s some debate as to whether it’s novelty or truly innovative design. I’ve been playing with it and the fact that it requires both hands to operate seems like a step backwards in usability to me.

3. The new Zune is not a phone. Another excellent piece of detective work. Frankly, I’m happy that I don’t have to worry about my phone and my music/video player being the same device and so are iTouch owners.

4. The new Zune does not have a touch screen. Can’t get anything past you, can they? See #2.

5. New Zunes use Flash memory. Is there a better alternative that you would recommend? Do you think that iPod was the first device to use Flash memory? Hard to see what your point is on this one.

6. Brown Zunes are discontinued. This is disappointing actually as the earth tone was a nice alternative to the standard black, white, and pastels.

7. The Zune can wirelessly share songs. Somehow you’ve managed to describe this as a bad thing due to a limit of three plays. How many times can I play songs sent to me wirelessly from an iPod? If I’m not mistaken, pre-iTouch, the answer is “You can’t share songs wirelessly,” correct? And then you compare web-based services to the Zune software as if iPods are integrated with these services and Zunes are not.

I’m just left feeling like you’re calling all of us Zune owners idiots, which is frustrating. I think that the responses you’ve received were from similarly frustrated readers, resulting in some harsh criticisms of your post.

So maybe Zune isn’t the most successful portable device ever. So maybe Microsoft’s marketing strategy may not get people to buy a Zune instead of an iPod. But the features offered by Zune, the competitive price point, and the commitment to Zune 30 owners (backward compatible accessories, firmware upgrades which include all of the new features) deserve at least a nod.

Now don’t tell me RWW has hired me!

Erick (The new guy at TC, no I’m not saying Business 2.0 got bust ‘coz of him ) writes a post which looks like high school girls’ snidy comments on another girl’s figure.

Erick can’t even respond to comments… No love lost. No one can further comment on such a post.

He knocks the bog boss’s door.

Mike Arrington arrives. Says spare him, spare him… he is an , he keeps shitting about the other girl too (Apple iPhone).

Mike is still wondering how to handle this. He says, this is a setup. Yeah Mikey, MSFT has hired an agency for comment management on TC. They give us $10 for each comment. Tell me you were kidding when you said this… I can’t stop rolling on the floor laughing. Wait… are you calling CIA!

Mike retorts to the girl… says see I told you, your eyes were nice (silverlight).

Mike I’ve always believed traditional journalists and popular bloggers are two different species.. unlike popular belief that the latter is succeeding the former. Thank you, for reinstating my belief. You can’t be a journalist.

Wish you were still a lawyer… you still love taking biased sides.

Disgrace!!
I know it’s your blog but remember your blog is what it is due to your readers not just your writing, so please dont take them to be idiots and put up lame comments. Agree it was a bad post and move on and try putting up a better post next time. Sheesh!

*unsubsribed* btw..

It’s cool to stand up for your employee, but to defend him by saying all the negative comments are coming from MS is BS. It’s hard to believe that this is what you came up with. It’s pretty sad.

Are people not allowed to just say that this article sucks, just because it does without being accused of having ulterior motives??? I think everyone expects better articles from TC.

All of the Zune’s critics are silent in the face of our new software and models!
Nobody has anything that comes even remotely close to the “Squircle”. If Apple tries to copy this we will sue the living daylights out of them and cancel Office ‘08 completely!

See all of the details at ZuneScene!
Tell ‘em Steve sent ‘cha!

and what really really made me post was the comment of michael that further insults us reader, that we are all microsoft employees that are trying to bomb this article. wow, where’s your intelligence man. i agree with jon, you should check where our IPs are coming from and you’ll realize im nowhere near you are. and you’ll see that im posting from a big design shop that uses all apple products so dont give me that your a microsoft employee sheet.

this article really sucks… and for the record i think ill be getting a zune 2 for my next player, and it’s just so sweet that ill be in the states this december.

“Comment bombing?”
“Linked to Microsoft lovers forum somewhere?”
“When a post is this far down on the home page it just doesn’t get this velocity of comments unless there is an organized attempt to trash it going on.”

Please, Michael. Don’t further insult your readers. I read this in my rss reader this morning – along with all the other posts I receive – and clicked on a direct link from my reader to comment. I didn’t have to comb through your homepage to find it.

I posted because it was flaming of poor journalism. I was going to continue reading Michael’s posts but now I’ve decided to remove this feed altogether.