11.16.06: Zune doesn't work with Vista
17th Nov 2006, 05:11 GMT
ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley points out that Microsoft's Zune player, so heavily hawked by Ballmer and Gates, is incompatible with a even more heavily hyped MSFT product: Microsoft Vista. So far, the Softies haven't provided any public info (that I've heard/seen) about when the company will introduce a patch or update enabling the Zune to work with Vista. I already know Microsoft's justification: Vista only RTM'd on November 8. So there was no way that the Zune team could have made sure the final Vista bits would work with Zunes. All I can say is Microsoft really needs to have a Vista update — or at least a public Vista support strategy — for Zune by the time the company does the business launch of Vista on November 30. But News.com reports that Softie Scott Erickson says a patch will make Zune compatible by the time Vista goes on mass sale in January. - Richard Koman TrackBack (0) | Comments (1) Comments on this Entry: (Madison Guy on Nov 16, 2006 9:47 AM) Microsoft's wannabe iPod-killer plays Zuny Tunes. Vista's a problem and so is the name. The words iPod and iTunes are variations of real words that point to real things. But what's a Zune? What does it point to? Nothing. Plus, it rhymes with all kinds of things Microsoft probably doesn't want to rhyme with, including Apple's dominant and highly successful music marketplace. Not smart. Downright Zuny (sorry). And that's without mentioning screwy MS "points" ordering system or shared songs that evaporate after 3 days or the inability to use the device as a portable hard drive. http://letterfromhere.blogspot.com/2006/11/zuny-tunes-fine-print-written-by.html
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