Zune : Don't Believe the Hype
I'm sick of hearing all of these Zune things coming out right now. I must admit that I was excited at first to hear that Microsoft is coming out with their own player. The biggest of course was the WiFi integration but since hearing details about the WiFi, I am (once again) disappointed in Microsoft. I was thinking about how many times I was away from my computer and I wanted some new content on my iPod. How cool would that be to be able to go to iTunes at work or whever where you can't dock your iPod and download a new CD that came out that day or a TV show that you missed the night before or a new podcast that was just released?
Everywhere there are reports that the Zune WiFi is only going to be used to just trade songs with someone else. What are the chances that a.) you bump into someone with another Zune player, b.) you have WiFi access, c.) they (or you) say that you are excited about a new song or video, and d.) you actually transfer the song and it works. Thats dumb and is not enough of a reason to kill battery life for WiFi. Who comes up with these stupid requirements? Someone can pay me and I will tell them whether or not an idea will work and I don't even have a marketing degree. Prediction: this player won't make a dent in the iPod market.