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Thursday, Sep 18
NY Times: Zune Blows Away iPod For Music Discovery
For those that do like the idea of subscription-based music, though, the Zune provides an attractive option. The New York Times has a great look at the state of the Zune today, that suggests that the Microsoft’s portable media player has found a niche: Microsoft hasn’t made much effort to...
Friday, Sep 12
Wired: Zune’s Recommendations Make Apple’s “Genius” Look Average
Wired has taken a pre-release view at Microsoft’s new Zune software, though, and they are impressed with its new recommendation system, saying “what we saw made iTunes’ simple Genius feature look like a blast from digital music’s past”:
Saturday, Aug 9
NYT: Zune Sales Coming From Anti-iPod, Apple Haters
The most salient feature of the Zune seems to be that it’s not an iPod. Jesse Thorn, host of the public-radio show (and popular podcast) “The Sound of Young America,” is a Zune proponent, praising, for instance, its ability to sync wirelessly with a computer. Plus he was able to update his fir...
Friday, Jun 27
Is The Microsoft Zune The Best MP3 Player For Podcasts?
Does the Zune beat the iPod and other portable media players for podcasts? Let me know what you think in the comments! Is the Microsoft Zune the best portable media player for podcasts? That’s the conclusion of CNet’s Jasmine France, who puts the Zune at the top of her list of the best MP3 pla...
Wednesday, May 7
Microsoft Denies Plan To Censor Zune Content
Speculation is running wild on the Web about Microsoft possibly building a content censor into the Zune software. Microsoft’s official word has been to deny this. According to Microsoft’s Cesar Menendez: There Are Good Reasons To Fear Microsoft’s DRM & Content Filtering
Thursday, Feb 7
2nd Generation Zune Tanking
We’d like to see Apple’s iPods get some strong competition, to help drive prices down and move portable media players forward. Microsoft’s Zune isn’t it. via : 2nd Generation Zune Tanking When Microsoft introduced the 2nd generation Zune portable media players last fall, it was clear tha...
Tuesday, Nov 13
Exclusive Interview With Microsoft Zune Podcast Guru Rob Greenlee
We, along with a lot of people in the podcasting community, were excited to hear recently that Microsoft had hired Rob Greenlee to be its Podcast Programming & Marketing Lead for the Microsoft Zune. I caught up with Rob at last week’s BlogWorld Expo and talked with him about the new Zune...
Tuesday, May 1
Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer Dismisses iPhone, Zune Phone
Here are Balmer’s comments about the iPod, iPhone and Zune portable media player…. Q: People get passionate when Apple comes out with something new — the iPhone; of course, the iPod. Is that something that you’d want them to feel about Microsoft? Q: When can we look forward to a Zune phone?
Wednesday, Dec 20
Patch: Microsoft Updates Zune To Be Compatible With Windows Vista
Microsoft has announced that the Zune software has been updated to be compatible with Vista: Today (Tuesday the 19th of December) we’re issuing a 22 MB update to make Zune compatible with Windows Vista. The update also improves the Zune software installation process, addressing the iss...
