Posts Tagged ‘ Zunetanic ’

Microsoft Denies Plan To Censor Zune Content

May 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, iPods & Portable Media Players

Speculation is running wild on the Web about Microsoft possibly building a content censor into the Zune software.
It comes as a result of a New York Times article that looked at why NBC pulled its TV content from Apple’s iTunes store and is now distributing it for the Zune.
NYT’s Saul Hansell writes:
Late Tuesday afternoon I [...]



The Zunetanic Revisited

Apr 21st, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Digital Music, iPods & Portable Media Players

Molly Wood has a great take on the state of the Zune over at Crave, offering 5 reasons she’s leaving the Zune behind and a scary tale about how her Zune erased thousands of her songs:
About two weeks ago, I was going on a trip. My Zune’s battery had run out, so I plugged it [...]



2nd Generation Zune Tanking

Feb 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: iPods & Portable Media Players

When Microsoft introduced the 2nd generation Zune portable media players last fall, it was clear that they’d done a lot to catch up with Apple’s iPods.
If Amazon’s sales are any indicator, though, Microsoft’s 2nd Zune sales have tanked since their introduction.
Apple’s iPods continue to dominate the list of top MP3 players at Amazon, holding eight [...]