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No such thing as an iPod killer right now....
...and Zune is no different!

Don't get me wrong, this Zune looks pretty good on paper. I can't say if its a good/bad thing yet, because I haven't used one. And that will tell the story as to if Zune will be a sucess.

I remember back when the iPod was first released...and it was laughed at. Then people began to get their hands on it...and the rest is history.

Zune may look good on a hi-res photo, but be a horrible user experience. Or, Zune may offer every bit of a good user experience as an iPod does. Time will tell, however...

Zunes is not going to take Apples spot as the #1 music player creater. Or to re-phrase: Zune != iPod killer!

There have been two big so-called iPod killers in the last few years. Sony tried twise...on was a real music player, and one is the PSP. Both were suppose to be iPod killers. Samsung makes a great player that was suppose to be the iPod killer....but its death stroke was more of wiff. Simple put...there is no such animal on planet earth yet! And here is why:

iPod became a dominant player because of two things: Its ease of use, and its cool factory. However, Apple kept its dominant status because they took the time, and marketing energy, to create an eco-system that makes the iPod too easy to use not to.

Look at all the array of accessories you can do with an iPod. Then find the same level of acessory producs for any other player. There is none! Want to hook up and control an iPod in your car...no problem! Cant do that with a Zen, Dell DJ, Zune, or any other product. Want a nice intergrated speaker/clock radio for your iPod..you got more choices than you can imagine. But how many are out there for Zune (or any other product)?

The eco-system is what helps to re-enforce the iPods dominating status. Without it, you can't even get close to becoming a worthy contendor as "the iPod killer".

'Nuff said.
Posted by: morgande   Posted on: 09/14/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Price cut before release?  Ken_z | 09/14/06
Brown? And 30 whole Gigs? Sign me up!  tic swayback | 09/14/06
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Earth Tone  Len Rooney | 09/14/06
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A step down?  NonZealot | 09/14/06
A step down?  dave95. | 09/14/06
Need to check your facts  NonZealot | 09/14/06
Checked  dave95. | 09/14/06
Obvious reasons  tic swayback | 09/15/06
Is this Microsofts idea of the iPod killer ,,,  Intellihence | 09/14/06
No such thing as an iPod killer right now....  morgande | 09/14/06
The real iPod killer....  tic swayback | 09/14/06
Accesories, smecesories  CobraA1 | 09/14/06
But they don't do as much  tic swayback | 09/14/06
industrial design  Tigertank | 09/14/06
Some Mac Fantics have for years accused MS of  Laff | 09/14/06
Holy Crap that 's blatant... is that a joke.. nt  doctorSpoc | 09/14/06
Tell me about it! Apple never copies anything...  NonZealot | 09/14/06
Not to nit picks here butt....:)  Laff | 09/15/06
Just what I always wanted  nucrash | 09/14/06
i'm going to wait for the wood veneer model...  doctorSpoc | 09/14/06
They need WiFi for their DRM  sbarman | 09/14/06
ought to run on Linux to get it  Linux Geek | 09/14/06
you would buy Microsoft?  nucrash | 09/14/06
No, he'd use his employer's OEM copy  Boot_Agnostic | 09/14/06
Rumors, rumors  tic swayback | 09/14/06
I love rumors  NonZealot | 09/14/06
Makes some sense though  tic swayback | 09/14/06
VapourZune?  Spoon Jabber | 09/15/06
I Like My Zen Vision M  itanalyst | 09/14/06
I have the Zen Touch 40GB  Spoon Jabber | 09/15/06
Come on Archos  Boot_Agnostic | 09/14/06
Go Yorx  Tigertank | 09/14/06
Al  Boot_Agnostic | 09/16/06
Zune the next MySpace of the MP3 Player World?  bka1959 | 09/14/06
PS.  bka1959 | 09/14/06
Not quite the same  tic swayback | 09/14/06
ReRead my post and you might get the point! NT  bka1959 | 09/14/06
Your point wasn't very interesting  tic swayback | 09/14/06
LOL, You Just decribed Apple Computer!!!!  bka1959 | 09/14/06
And Their users!!!!!!  bka1959 | 09/14/06
tic made a funny!!  NonZealot | 09/14/06
I pity your son  MacCanuck | 09/15/06
Another MacZelot who Misinterpreted My post  bka1959 | 09/15/06
Inferiority complex  tic swayback | 09/15/06
How long?  Richard Flude | 09/14/06
The wit is killing me!!!  NonZealot | 09/14/06
Hey...you said the following.  Laff | 09/15/06
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I wish that were true  tic swayback | 09/14/06
Incorrect  the_seb | 09/15/06
All?  tic swayback | 09/15/06
Any phones have a 30, 40 or 60GB capacity?  Spoon Jabber | 09/15/06
Me, I don't want an all in one box  voska | 09/15/06
Good points  tic swayback | 09/15/06
Yes, components always better (NT)  Spoon Jabber | 09/15/06
Oh, yeah.  Userama | 09/14/06
12 hour battery = DOE...........  dave95. | 09/14/06
(nt) Make that DOA  dave95. | 09/14/06

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