A report from Bloomberg says that Microsoft is putting an end to their hardware music player, the Zune, after years of struggling to get a significant market share over Apple’s iPod.
MS announced the Zune back in 2006 and will no longer be selling them this year {via}.
Had a Red Zune and a Zune HD before (and loved them both) especially the wireless synching on the Zune HD. It was also ahead in including an FM radio tuner compared to the more popular iPod Touch or any iPod for that matter.
The Zune player (software and service) is still alive though and is incorporated in Windows Phone 7. ahead
Comparing this one over the iPod touch is like comparing apples to sextoys.. Competition is targeted to iPod without the touch
The zune software is way better than iTunes. The only problem with the Zune is that it was only released in the US and lately, Canada. $15/month for unlimited song downloads? That’s a steal.