Zune and iPod

No one has pointed out the obvious size illusion of the larger zune being black and the smaller ipod being white...any lady or artist can tell you that black tends to make things look smaller (butts, or electronics) and white tends to make them look bigger

My bet is this http://www.zunescene.com/ (warning: embedded windows media. May freeze ur browser.) is part of they're $100.000.000 campaign. Those Redmond photocopyers must be running hot!

Scott: Great, I'm getting fed up of checking my mail every time I make a comment! Particularly annoying when I only have access to webmail... Sorry for bugging you about it - I know it (and the annoying adverts you have on here) frequently annoys people!

I saw Ludington's blog when it first appeared on Techmeme, and out of curiosity clicked through all the blogs that had linked to it.

It's amazing how many times the phrase "weighs considerably less" was repeated.

I thought it funny as it was as if the self-appointed Zune lovers were grasping as straws to find a good selling point, downplaying the fact that it looks and feels like cheap plastic.

This is just the beginning though: apparently Microsoft has earmarked $100+ million on a "grassroots" advertising campaign.

I believe they intend to own the blogosphere when it comes to Zune commentary, so expect to here a lot more of this stuff.

Ha! Read the comments. Engadget's own users are now calling them out for their not-so-unbiased reporting on the Zune.

We do read the problem emails, though I haven't had a chance to respond to it! The password feature is coming soon.

Scott: as you're actually reading this and clearly nobody reads the "problems" report page, how do I register on here so I don't have to verify every comment I make?

Seen as Brandon Walkin reposted his digg post, I'll repost my engadget post.



"This whole thing is a complete shambles!!

Forget about the 80Gb entirely, that's right completely forget about it altogether!

Now! Compare the the 30GB iPod with the zune, why? Well because the Zune is 30GB too. And both of them are the same price.
What do you get?

With the 30GB iPod you get a more intuitive, more minimilist player, with a more intuitive and more minimilist interface. You also get a "MUCH" slimmer more sleek, more stylish, more iconic player, with better integration with its native software, iTunes. Which in turn has much more store music, better jukebox software, and movies too, with the best way to listen to podcast ever. And you get you full music library in your pockat.

With the Zune you get a fresh, different looking alternative, with bigger screen. You get a decent looking, more customizable and reasonably easy-to-use UI, but nothing as simple as the iPod's minimalist/Clickwheel set-up. You get a store that has less content, and is less appealing. You get cool WiFi sharing capabilities, where you can share your music or get your friends for 3 days or 3plays, but you may lack a friend to share with.
With a forceful push you may get your msuic collection in your pocket, but it will most likely be difficult to fit the Zune in most pokceks (jeans).

There you have it, enjoy!"

I agree with Splashman, part of the benefit of running your own site is that you can have some control over what you post. As such, exercise that and check the validity (within reason) of what you're posting first. It only makes the site look unprofessional.

Unlike newspapers, blogs can quickly update errors on posts, as I have done here. No harm, no foul.