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Did we decide how to pronounce "Zune"? I pronounce it like "Tune" but with a "z"

I thinkk, however, someone here said that was not how you pronounced it.

Partial review from WSJ below:

"In its first incarnation, the Zune comes in only one version, a big, chunky $249 model that can hold 30 gigabytes of music, videos and photos. I've been testing the Zune for the past couple of weeks and comparing it with the most similar of Apple's six iPod models -- the smaller of the two full-size iPods, which also holds 30 gigabytes and also costs $249.

Zune has several nice features the iPod lacks: a larger screen, the ability to exchange songs with other Zunes wirelessly and a built-in FM radio. It solves the worst problem that plagued earlier Microsoft-based music players -- frequent failures to synchronize properly music and videos between the players and personal computers. Synchronization on the Zune is smooth and sure.

Also, the Zune player and software have a very good user interface, different from, but in some cases easier to use than, the iPod's. While it lacks the famous iPod scroll wheel, instead using a common four-way navigation pad, I found song lists easy to navigate on the Zune. It has only a few buttons and is quite intuitive to use. To my ears, it sounded as good as the iPod.

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Walt Mossberg says Zune, the upcoming MP3 player from Microsoft, has some attractive features but overall doesn't outshine Apple's iPod.But, this first Zune has too many compromises and missing features to be as good a choice as the iPod for most users. The hardware feels rushed and incomplete. It is 60% larger and 17% heavier than the comparable iPod. It has much worse battery life for music than the iPod or than Microsoft claims -- at least two hours less than the iPod's, in my tests. Despite the larger screen, many album covers look worse than they do on the iPod. And you can't share music libraries between computers like you can with iTunes."

the article goes on to say not as many songs on the website to download.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/09/2006 06:00AM by samintx.

Looks like Microsoft is not going to hit this one out of the ballpark.

I like this pic; reminds me of a sig here:

Hahaha...it's so big it probably won't flush down.

"Zune" is reportedly the "F-word" in Hebrew.

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Pogue slams it here:


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Good one, Tron.

Think I need a new .sig soon...

According to the Pogue review, unlike an iPod, the Zune cannot be used as an external hard drive. You cannot use it to move files from one computer to another.

Aside from the numerous other issues, I can imagine that would be a deal-breaker for many potential users.