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Microsoft Zune.

Post by CrazyHorse » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:31 pm

Launched today:
http://www.zunescene.com/

Is there any chance whatsoever of it toppling the ipod? Apparently it'll talk to an xbox 360.

Does anyone care?
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:34 pm

Death to Microsoft.
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Post by a1 » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:16 pm

americantrotter wrote:Death to Microsoft.
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:43 pm

I hate the company. The Blue Screen of Death is probably reason 10 on a mile long list that starts with their monopoly.
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Post by keveh » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:45 pm

americantrotter wrote:I hate the company. The Blue Screen of Death is probably reason 10 on a mile long list that starts with their monopoly.
Is it only me who hasn't seen the blue screen in a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time?
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Post by CrazyHorse » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:47 pm

Windows Vista Worldwide launch January 30th.... :mrgreen:
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Post by a1 » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:47 pm

none of these companies (microsoft , apple , sony , whoever else) are angels though , damned if you do , i forget the rest ..
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Post by CrazyHorse » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:51 pm

keveh wrote:
americantrotter wrote:I hate the company. The Blue Screen of Death is probably reason 10 on a mile long list that starts with their monopoly.
Is it only me who hasn't seen the blue screen in a looooooooooooooooooooooooong time?
I get it once every blue moon when I have to use a USB comm port on my laptop. I think my Dad's PC has run for something like three years solid without crashing, though.
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:53 pm

I got it a few months back. Had to reload Windows! Spyware wreakedf havoc on the home PC. It's why I use only Firefox now. (My wife warned me)
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Post by David Lee's Hair » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:55 pm

It wont overtake the ipod - well not in the near future.

It has some advantages, but allegedly you wont be able to buy music from itunes, or use it on a mac if thats you pc of choice.

My Ipod has just broke, so I may have a look however when it comes out over here, but it is microsoft, so th software will be outdated soon, and you'll have to buy allsorts of microsoft accesories to get the bugger to work!
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Post by keveh » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:59 pm

americantrotter wrote:I got it a few months back. Had to reload Windows! Spyware wreakedf havoc on the home PC. It's why I use only Firefox now. (My wife warned me)
I don't think that it's just IE's fault.

Spyware doesn't just jump on your computer.

What dodgy material have you been downloading huh?!
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:01 pm

Well....umm....uhh...... :oops:

I go to the same places with Firefox and never have a problem. I dont download much, but admittedly it could have been a one off. The only things I usually download are the PPStream and such.
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Post by CAPSLOCK » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:49 pm

americantrotter wrote:The only things I usually download are the PPStream
And that concludes the evidence for MS
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Post by a1 » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:48 pm

David Lee's Hair wrote:It wont overtake the ipod - well not in the near future.

It has some advantages, but allegedly you wont be able to buy music from itunes, or use it on a mac if thats you pc of choice.

My Ipod has just broke, so I may have a look however when it comes out over here, but it is microsoft, so th software will be outdated soon, and you'll have to buy allsorts of microsoft accesories to get the bugger to work!
zune is aparantly a rebranded [new model] toshiba gigabeat mp3 player..

you wont be able to use itunes store bought music on this zune deal , or zuneshop bought music on an ipod , lockout style.. songs youve ripped yourself might work on both ..

people who buy music from those drm infectored itunes , should just get the cd , but that will probably have drm on it too if youre unlucky .. and get stuck in your car's cd player...

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Post by superloop » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:52 pm

Apple are so smug arrogant and full of it.

They recently shipped a small number of video ipod preloaded with a Windows virus.

Their comment
As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not catching it.
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Post by Batman » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:10 pm

I'll stick with my Ipod thanks.
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:17 pm

love my iPod. Wouldnt trade it for anything else.
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Post by keveh » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:55 pm

CAPSLOCK wrote:
americantrotter wrote:The only things I usually download are the PPStream
And that concludes the evidence for MS
AT is guilty as charged.
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Post by americantrotter » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:08 pm

Fine. All hail Microsoft. I will now exclusively use their products.
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Post by keveh » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:10 pm

americantrotter wrote:Fine. All hail Microsoft. I will now exclusively use their products.
Still use firefox :P
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