Zune

The Zune music player is probably not a topic on many people's radar, but given the Zune-specific origins of this site, here's a short double-header of music news:

My Dear John Letter from MSN Music
The shoe drops: MS officially tells its PlaysForSure customers to get bent.

Zune Sales Still In the Toilet
Well, not much need to explain that article's premise, is there.

You know, Zune probably isn't an awful product in terms of, say, falling apart or blowing up or just plain dying after a month... so, what is it that makes it so danged unpalatable? Like Vista, it just has this taint that goes beyond actual product flaws. All jokes and snark aside, it's truly a fascinating phenomenon to see.

As I mention here, while Microsplot.com still carries its old Boycott Zune content, I've stopped my full-time bullying of the product; it's not much fun to kick the helpless.
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What could be any worse for Microsoft's bottom line than its Entertainment Devices division? Its Entertainment Devices division, now with more Zune! Get ready for some gushing-from-the-jugular financial action:
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