| #758 - Microsoft Zune - Part 1/3 |
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| Written by Zach Jeffers | |||||||||
| Tuesday, 21 November 2006 | |||||||||
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Introduction:
Since then, there have been many manufactures that have tried to compete with the iPod and have failed. There are many companies that have tried to simply take what ever market was left and cater to them. Creative has a variety of great products including the Zen line of portable media players. Sony has some nice trendy players as well as Toshiba and others. Many of these have been declared as 'iPod Killers', but none have even come close to that which is known by it's preceding 'i'. The newest competitor to come about is Microsoft. This November Microsoft dropped it's previous attempt to take over the iTunes market (PlayForSure and MSN Music), and introduced the all new Microsoft Zune. This had been rumored for many months by bloggers around the web but until just a few short months ago, there had been no real proof. Once the player was officially announced, the term 'iPod Killer' was instantly tagged to the player. While Microsoft continues to deny, and rightly so, that they are trying to produce an 'iPod Killer', there is still the obvious jealousy. Microsoft is dedicating multiples of millions of dollars to creating what they are calling a more 'social experience.' This is the first part of a three part review. We will first look at the hardware itself. The second review will focus on the usability of the Zune and the third focusing on the Zune Software and Marketplace. So let's get to it! |
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