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Goodbye Zune Player!

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief March 15, 2011 · 1 min read

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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

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49 Comments

kyle · 15 years ago

Comparing this one over the iPod touch is like comparing apples to sextoys.. Competition is targeted to iPod without the touch

zuner · 15 years ago

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.

zune_fanboy · 15 years ago

Correction: The Zune HD had HD Radio.

Bjie · 15 years ago

The Zune is not yet dead. They will still continue to sell and support Zune HDs. It was only a rumor by Bloomberg.

Paul · 15 years ago

Zune isn’t dead, the technology was transferred mostly intact to Windows Phone 7 mobile devices.

Okay, maybe it really is dead.

Tejeron · 15 years ago

Sometimes not all products that are discontinued are losers. Its just herd mentality that rules the world.

Ethan Tremblay · 15 years ago

shoot… Zune really is better compare to iPods. Only few people sees this comparison because most people just choose what is hot which is not. Maybe because MS lacked in ads about the product. So sad, and a very disappointing defeat.

Rey · 15 years ago

they are going to kill it now because of the WP7 not only the market thingy.

Jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

If it haven’t work why let it stay, go for better. http://jonaflormicfren.blogspot.com/

adam · 15 years ago

Goodbye to Zune.

Nick · 15 years ago

Good riddance. iPod Touch FTW!

Gumz · 15 years ago

To continue to enjoy zune, buy windows phone 7… :-(

bursky · 15 years ago

if only they could make the WP7 units as sleek as the ZuneHD. :( i wanted this PMP. hay…

Joshua M · 15 years ago

And the winner is…

Suplado · 15 years ago

goodbye to the best mp3 player! huhuhu!

tipler · 15 years ago

“Had a Red Zune and a Zune HD before (and loved them both) especially the wireless synching on the Zune HD.”

Take out the fragment in parenthesis:
“Had a Red Zune and a Zune HD before especially the wireless synching on the Zune HD.”

Totem · 15 years ago

Ikaw nalang magblog buti pa..

Wendal · 15 years ago

hahaha tipler sucks

kamote · 15 years ago

Yup ZUNE is greater than Ipod and a little too late in terms of beating the market share. The advertising of the gadget was very poor that up to the last minute if i’m not mistaken the gadget is only available to US Only and Canada.

Microsoft should have listened to the users of Zune and followed what they have suggested.

It’s just sad that PMP is dominated by Ipod. I am so sick of seeing the same old piece of gadget. I think if there’s one PMP who will and can beat them given the right attention and marketing strategy it’s no less than the ZUNE.