Comments on: Pass The Bong, It’s Another Whacky Zune Commercial

By: “Raw Deluxe” at something, startedihave

“Raw Deluxe” at something, startedihave — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:36:36 +0000

[...] If animals eating each other or dancing pink bunnies aren’t your thing, rest assured Microsoft also has a Zune V2 promotional video up its sleeve catered towards the more conservative amongst us.Thanks to a tip from reader Sajith, Seattle’s creative agency Digital Kitchen has worked with Microsoft to create what they call “Raw Deluxe” which they describe as “a product-driven video combining rich still photography and video to personify the raw-deluxe style of the Microsoft Zune”. [...]

By: John

John — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:12:27 +0000

hey just watch the frekin commercial who the fuck cares if its a zune commercal or not
o and by the way the zune is out selling the ipod ya u guys cant say crap about that

By: Spinner

Spinner — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:57:42 +0000

Why is the AT&T planet in the commercial? It cant be an accident, if it is every employee at microsoft is blind and retarded.

By: Manny

Manny — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:21:15 +0000

That would work out if the product and the brand by themselves could pretend to some sort of coolness. Not the case for me. In such instance this is just borrowed coolness, like my auntie dressing like Britney Spears.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:26:21 +0000

All I got out of this ad was that if I throw a Zune into the heavens I might get an iPod Touch back.

By: Mike Drips

Mike Drips — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:06:28 +0000

We’ve got every model of iPod here at home, but when I saw the 30 gig Brown (any color you want as long as it’s brown) on sale for $79 on Black Friday (and oddly enough even today, at Toys R Us and other retailers) I had to buy one just to see how it compared.
It’s OK. I can buy, download and play music. Podcasts and videos offered in the Zune Marketplace are few and far between compared to the iTunes store.
I like the Zune commercials, but I wouldn’t recommend the Zune over the iPod.

By: Mingo

Mingo — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:33:05 +0000

It looks a lot like Little Big Planet for ps3

By: Bizarro Ballmer

Bizarro Ballmer — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:35:00 +0000

Funny how the blogs find it necessary to talk up Zune lately for fear of being labeled an Apple fan boy site. This includes zunegadget and zunemodo as well.

The ads and Zune website are cool since it allows digital artists exposure to their creativity. Still don’t want any MS product though. Why feed the monster.

By: Bean

Bean — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:21:32 +0000

I think Microsoft should be focusing on the fact that everyone has an iPod and that barely anyone has a Zune. That fact in itself makes the Zune cool. Would you buy shoes that everyone else has or get the cool, but original new shoes? Still, this commercial is a lot better than those Apple Microsoft bashing commercials with that loser Justin Long.

By: Zev Green

Zev Green — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:12:32 +0000

WTF? I think this is only going to be “viral” by people who either already own a Zune and want to feel better about their purchase, or potential Zune buyers who are anti-Apple. I don’t see this as being productive for new sales AT ALL.

All I know is that I am never putting a message in a bottle ever again.

By: Rebel

Rebel — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 14:17:14 +0000

Ok, I’ve tried the Zune, the Ipod and the Zen. I like the Sony Walkman 818. Fantastic sound. Did I mention the really great sound quality. This is what it is about for me, all the other features are secondary as long as they get the job done with a minimum of fuss.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:43:49 +0000

The whole zunearts thing is way, way more interesting than any iPod commercial I’ve ever seen. If you are a fan of animation at all you must be able to appreciate the portfolio. If you can’t then you are truly a witless fanboi. It seems obvious to me that, aside from cool, they are more about attracting attention than moving a unit right then and there. And gee look – it did just that.

>I realize I already have four iPods, am totally hardwired into iTunes

Meh, they’ve said many time they never expect to win you over.

By: Future Converged

Future Converged — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:17:57 +0000

Wow, when I first saw the video, I thought it is an advert for Spore, the computer game that Will Wright and his team are working on. Honestly, there are creatures that eat other creatures, on different funky looking planets with plenty of colour.

Then I realised its about Zune. Not bad I would say as MS has broke free from their previous attempts, but still makes me wonder where they got their idea from. Is this just a coincidence or they were really inspired by it?

By: David Kahn

David Kahn — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 08:03:47 +0000

The name of the song is the Deadly Syndrome…ain’t that a name for a drug induced commercial (I’m a MS fan by the way).

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:35:40 +0000

I depend on Tech Crunch for critical analysis of the industry, not for some pseudo-artistic criticism from the cheap seats. Stick to valuations not aesthetics, you dorks. I am not a zune fan but regardless nice try on trying to crossover to having a shred of cred on anything emerging from the art underground (or even attempts at it).

By: Simmy

Simmy — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:31:36 +0000

Cool commercial. Made me think about the Zune for the first time ever…I guess that would qualify as a successful ad campaign. But reality hits and I realize I already have four iPods, am totally hardwired into iTunes and the Zune fades from memory. Oh, and as a kicker for Bill G. and his ad boys, I headed over to iTunes and dropped $9.99 on the Deadly Syndrome album. Long APPL.

By: Media Whore

Media Whore — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:44:05 +0000

My 15 year old son has his iPod plugged into his ear six hours a day. After seeing this commercial, he said “Dad, I want a Zune”. Of course, I kicked him in the nuts and he quickly came to his senses. Death to Microsoft!

By: Weird Blogger

Weird Blogger — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:50:52 +0000

Cool video. The one on the Zune site with the snakes is good too.

By: dan

dan — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:42:41 +0000

cool commercial, too bad you don’t know it’s for the zune until the last 2 seconds. it will never work

By: liquidboy

liquidboy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:25:28 +0000

Geez apple fanboys, or ms haters ….. in today’s age of media playing devices everything is an iPod wannabe!

They got to the market first with an amazing marketing campaign, and cool designed product.

Give MS a break, they’ve done amazing things with the zunes (from version one to version2)…

This advert is testament to the changes going on in MS regarding there products. Kudos to them..

I’ll definetely be getting a zune, probably version 3 but maybe version 2. I recently got an iTouch, but that thing always plays up on me (especially when im browsing and playing music at the same time!

Support your favourite products by not bashing their competitors! What are you guys , 12 yo’s ???

By: chrisco

chrisco — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:52:01 +0000

they are trying too hard… (to put it nicely)

By: peteremcc

peteremcc — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:37:35 +0000

Reminds me of Spore actually.

And is that the AT&T logo!?!?

By: Gregory Pierce

Gregory Pierce — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:01:14 +0000

Just what the world needs, another product commercial that has no actual relevance to its product!

Kudos.

By: RD

RD — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:44:12 +0000

Groooovy duuude.

By: Cosmic Ray

Cosmic Ray — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:51:03 +0000

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