Rumor: Wireless downloads on the way - for the Zune

Have you ever touched a Zune? It feels cheap and clunky.

Wireless music downloads would never sway me to a Microsoft product.

honestly, I love you guys at TUAW, but how is this Mac news? I realize that the Zune is an iPod competitor (albeit
a laughable one) but that doesn't make it mac related. Similarly, I wouldn't expect to see a post about an Windows update or new feature. Just thought I'd toss my 2 in, keep up the good work

I don't really care about wireless downloads, I just want to wirelessly sync my iPod with my Mac. If I could do it with my Dell Axim and my PC, I should be able to do it with my iPod.

It's probably helpful for those that commute, but that assumes that the train has a wireless network.

The West seems to be behind on this, particularly when I read & hear that significant populations in several Asian prefer to use a handheld device for all their data communication needs, including music purchasing. Those devices are generally phones though, not dedicated media players.

Ah, but the genius of the iPhone is that it will be no ordinary DAP or Phone - it has a 100% touch interface which opens _a lot_ of doors for interactivity and functional UI. The device will no longer be limited to POS data entry and crappy menu systems - sky's the limit ladies 'n gents.

I doubt I will ever understand why wireless downloading to an iPod, Zune or even a phone is interesting to anybody. I could see maybe doing it once for the wow! factor, but like has already been said many times, under what circumstances is a person going to need to do this.

"Oh my god, the new Pink song just got released and I'm at the grocery store...I better download it right now."

@Dave Chartier: There are only so much you can do with a interface on a DAP, if you are the kind of person who needs the kind of space on Zune for your music library, most of the library management you can only do on your computer, which means you sync with your PC regularly anyways. You have to consider that most of the music people play on these devices came from somewhere else, (ripped from CDs, downloads etc.), only small percentage are from download purchases. I doubt wireless purchase is such a big deal you are making it to be.

It may make sense for cellphone, but not so much for DAPs.

4: Believe it or not James, there are a lot of people who either don't plug their DAP into their computer very often, or they would simply prefer not to. Wireless shopping is a really, really big deal, especially when you look at how much the wireless industry is pushing it with and on phones.

Downloadable songs ala carte would be the killer app if it was connected to a subscription service. $10 a month for unlimited downloads from any Wifi access point.

Please! The photos that Engadget posted were so obviously Photo Shop'd, they made Angelina Jolie's lips look real!