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June 5, 2012
Buh-Bye Zune (2006-2012)
“Zune is a big investment for us,” Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman, said at the time, adding, “It’s a vision that will carry us forward for years.” [Yeah, right.]-- B.I.T.S.Posted by gerardvanderleun at June 5, 2012 11:52 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Its to bad, really. Zune was a good product - better than the IPod in some ways - but it didn't have that hipster cachet. Putting that apple symbol on the outside of a product suddenly makes it cool regardless of the product its self. Not having it makes it sub par, pathetic, something only losers would use.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 5, 2012 4:58 PM
The Zune was to the iPod what the Corvair was to the VW Beetle.
Posted by: Mumblix Grumph at June 5, 2012 6:46 PM
Don't own one, know that the Zune HD model received consistently high marks for sound quality and screen clarity. I see prices for used HD models are beginning to escalate. Possibly was a diamond in the rough when being sold at closeout prices.
Posted by: Jim at June 5, 2012 8:25 PM
What did that gal say? "Be first, be best, or be different."
Posted by: Casca at June 6, 2012 9:44 AM