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Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - samintx - 10-07-2006
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - chas_m - 10-07-2006
The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - elmo3 - 10-07-2006
[quote chas_m]The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
I see, and no bad speller or total idiot has ever bought an iPod. And they aren't welcome to buy them, either. Right? They aren't Apple's market, right?
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - Chupa Chupa - 10-07-2006
Is the Zune going to blow the iPod's market share out of the water on Day 1? Most definetly not. But I think the Zune does have some interesting, if half-baked, features that are absent in the iPod. Zune's presence in the market can only be a positive for future iPod development.
I don't think Zune will ever be able to gain much market share on the iPod for two reasons: 1) M$ isn't that creative when it comes to usable software or hardware design and 2) M$'s partners all have subscription based stores based on WMA which have proven to be losers. People DO want to "own" their music, and they don't want WMA.
That said I don't think we iPod fans should be so fast to hope for the Zune's fast demise just for a quick "ha ha." It was the Zune and Sansa that led to the recent iPod price cut. That is $50 that stays in my pocket. They will definetly force Apple to add new features to the iPod quicker as well, like a larger screen and built-in wi-fi and bluetooth. But when/if the touch screen video iPod comes out it could very well be lights out for Zune and co.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - grad - 10-07-2006
[quote chas_m]The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
What about your grammer skilz?
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - Rolando - 10-07-2006
The iPod price was lowered first...MS wanted to start at $299.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - Chupa Chupa - 10-07-2006
[quote Rolando]The iPod price was lowered first...MS wanted to start at $299.
If was lowered first to 1) get inline with the Sansa and 2) to put a wrinkle in M$'s own pricing plans. You can bet w/o Zune or Sansa prices would have stayed the same.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - SeattlePhotog - 10-07-2006
[quote elmo3][quote chas_m]The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
I see, and no bad speller or total idiot has ever bought an iPod. And they aren't welcome to buy them, either. Right? They aren't Apple's market, right?
Prick.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - SeattlePhotog - 10-07-2006
[quote grad][quote chas_m]The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
What about your grammer skilz?
What about your spelling? Not skilz.
Re: Low down on Zune...this is amazing! Competition?I think not. - elmo3 - 10-07-2006
[quote herbiesyufy][quote elmo3][quote chas_m]The spelling skills of the commenters tells you everything you need to know about the Zune's potential market.
I see, and no bad speller or total idiot has ever bought an iPod. And they aren't welcome to buy them, either. Right? They aren't Apple's market, right?
Prick.
Showing the world just who you are, eh?
Let's see...stalker, someone with no argument who instead calls names...
I can't wait to see where else you stalk me.