Screw the iPhone! We got all your Zune news RIGHT HERE!

July 10, 2008 by Dr. Macenstein
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Humor, Microsoft Bashing, iPhone 

Yeah, I know iPhone launch day has already begun to be celebrated all across the world, but quite frankly, I am getting sick of reporting on the iPhone. So I thought I would take a quick look at what’s going on with the Zune in the news today. Surely Microsoft has some sinister plans to steal Apple’s thunder! Let’s see what it is!

Just hold on one second while I Google “Zune”… hmmm… OK…

Well, um, apparently teen actress Paige Hurd (’Everybody Hates Chris,’ and ‘Beauty Shop) is throwing a great big old sweet sixteen party for herself, and instead of presents, Paige is asking everyone to buy a raffle ticket for hey cancer charity instead. AND… guess what’s one of the items up for grabs? That’s right! Along with a T-mobile Sidekick and Cruise to the Mexican Riviera, some person (I won’t go so far as to call them “lucky”) will win a A ZUNE! And that’s not all! There will be 16 people randomly chosen from the pool of raffle tickets to be VIP guests of Paige at her invite only party!

While Paige’s actions are certainly commendable, with prizes like that, I have a feeling the cure for cancer is still a a ways off.

So… let’s see what else is going on in the world of the ZUNE… Well, hey that actually seems to be it.

So take THAT Apple! I’d be surprised if the iPhone even makes it to the AP wire tomorrow with that kind of killer ZUNE buzz going aound!

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13 Comments on Screw the iPhone! We got all your Zune news RIGHT HERE!

  1. Constable Odo on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 7:00 pm

    2. The Zune is deader than Julius Caesar and far less famous.

  2. Jarod on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 7:02 pm

    3. LOL! Lovin it!

    Zoooooooooon!! The player for the fool in us!

  3. Brad on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 7:32 pm

    4. C’mon now, have any of you actually used a Zune? (At least since the new firmware came out.) It isn’t too shabby.

  4. darrell on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 8:30 pm

    5. a lot of zune users are pretty happy with the product. i can’t see why not - it’s not like there haven’t been mp3 players that had more if not better features than the iPod for years.

    but considering that even steve jobs wants to kill the iPod with the iPhone - it certainly shows that apple is still innovating with their gadgets - except it’s not an mp3 player anymore.

  5. Biff on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 8:43 pm

    6. I haven’t even SEEN a Zune, let alone used one…

    Shabby or not, it’s a dismal failure for Microsoft, but no one except Steve Ballmer thought they would be a success.

    Keep up the great work, Ballmer!

  6. Brad on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 9:52 pm

    7. “I haven’t even SEEN a Zune, let alone used one…”

    You should start looking more closely. They’re pretty common. Maybe you’ve just gotten to the point where your brain doesn’t even process an MP3 player that isn’t an iPod? I know that until I started making myself notice, they all looked the same to me.

    In the MP3 player business, anything that isn’t the iPod can be considered a dismal failure when looking at market share. On the other hand, look at all of the non-Apple music players available, and I’ll bet you that the Zune is a frontfunner.

    I’ve had nothing but iPods for years now and I doubt I’ll ever switch, but I’ll defend the Zune for being a solid, well-designed product. For the sake of market innovation, I really hope that it provides some serious competition for Apple.

  7. Blam! on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 10:09 pm

    8. Ballmer is the last Neanderthal in the world… When he leaves Micro$oft the world will have peace…

  8. odin on Thu, 10th Jul 2008 11:51 pm

    9. “On the other hand, look at all of the non-Apple music players available, and I’ll bet you that the Zune is a frontfunner.”

    SanDisk still has 11% market share vs Microsoft’s 4%. So Zune isn’t even #2 :( Sad for them.

  9. Partners in Grime on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 12:29 am

    10. And better productivity.

  10. Camillo Miller on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 3:34 am

    11. Hey Doc even your site looks browner today… :-)

  11. Al on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 5:06 pm

    12. Just a cruise to the mexican riviera is actually a good prize… in my opinion….. I know because i live near, and is beautiful.

  12. imajoebob on Fri, 11th Jul 2008 7:10 pm

    13. If I could figure out how to disassemble my iPod and cram it into that red model, I’d buy a ticket in a heartbeat. Considering their original “designer” color was sh*t brown, it’s impressive that this one is prettier than any of the iPod nanos. Of course the baby-poop green one is about as attractive as the Zune OS…

  13. MacPhotogirl on Thu, 17th Jul 2008 10:50 am

    14. My sister has a Zune…. she was visiting at our house one time and wanted to update it using my husbands laptop (yeah, yeah, not a Mac… yet… it’s an HP)… long story short, huge mess, bogged it down more than it already was and I have tried EVERYTHING to uninstall the Zune junk off of there for him but with no luck. What a piece of JUNK with junk SOFTWARE.

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