Microsoft Zune failing to match the sales of Apple iPod
November 29th, 2006 Leave a comment Visited 18 times, 1 so far today
Microsoft Zune failing to match the sales of Apple iPod
Microsoft recently launched the Zune music player along with a Zune Marketplace aiming to take on the ever-popular Apple iPod.
However, launch has been a disappointment for the company as it is failing to match up with the sales of iPods.
This is however expected as Microsoft has said that they are looking for long-term growth and this is just a beginning.
Nevertheless, Microsoft does have a problem in hand considering a lot of experts have given sad reviews to Zune saying it does not match the simplicity provided by Apple’s players.
PiperJaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster spoke about the Zune: “The buzz that Microsoft was able to generate for the Zune’s launch clearly helped the player in its first week, but much of the publicity took the form of Zune/iPod comparisons.”
Zune does however come with features missing from Apple iPods including Wi-Fi support and FM receiver. It also has a larger screen compared to Apple iPod Video editions.
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November 29th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
IT IS PATHETIC !
This thing would gag a maggot!
AsDT
November 29th, 2006 at 11:51 pm
Microsoft says this is just a start!
OK, That’s fair enough.
When you release Zune Ver. 5 let us know and we’ll take a lookl and see if that one is at least equal to the iPod ecosystem. If it is I’ll take a look and see!
Until then, good luck storing vers. 1,2,3,4.
December 1st, 2006 at 12:34 am
The zune is a great product. You guys are haters.