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____/ GeoH on Monday 04 Jan 2010 12:28 : \____
> Marti van Lin wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz schreef:
>>
>>> Microsoft Zune Eats Apple iPod Dust in Holiday Sales
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> OK, it's really no shocker that Apple's iPod touch trounced
>>>> Microsoft's Zune HD in holiday sales. But couldn't the Zune have at
>>>> least done a little better? Amazon's list of Bestsellers in
>>>> Electronics has the iPod touch in the second and third spot, (8GB and
>>>> 32GB models), while the Zune HD (32GB) languishes at number 89.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/185644/
> microsoft_zune_eats_apple_ipod_dust_in_holiday_sales.html
>>>
>>
>> It's dying? I thought it was born dead already.
>>
>> I don't know a single soul who owns a Zune or wants one.
>
> Actually, Microsoft did it to themselves. Several years ago, my daughter
> was a subscriber to their mp3 music store. Their prices were reasonable
> and they had a feature, in which if the person lost their files, could re-
> download them for free.
>
> Then, Microsoft discontinued the store and abandoned their customers. If
> one lost their files, they were screwed. Shortly after, they opened
> their Zune store. As a result, my daughter purchased an iPod. Many of
> her friends were using iPod and she followed suite. She liked it so
> much, she bought another, the Nano.
>
> What I found interesting in the article was Microsoft not allowing
> developers to develop applications and aides for the Zune. This is
> contrary to Microsoft's original position with their OSen, that allowed
> the development of a proliferation of software for their OSen.
>
> (Of course, then came the "embrace, extend, extinguish", which killed the
> developers ala black widow style, the spider eating its mate after the
> courtship.)
>
> No wonder why the Zune zucks.
Microsoft also retarded the Wi-Fi. This Toshiba line was a 'fine' (as much
as WinMOB can be) piece of hardware that could be used to surf the Web,
but Microsoft swapped that with "squirting" (code word for wireless DRM
mess).
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