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
Correction: The Zune HD had HD Radio.
The Zune is not yet dead. They will still continue to sell and support Zune HDs. It was only a rumor by Bloomberg.
Zune isn’t dead, the technology was transferred mostly intact to Windows Phone 7 mobile devices.
Okay, maybe it really is dead.
Sometimes not all products that are discontinued are losers. Its just herd mentality that rules the world.
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.
they are going to kill it now because of the WP7 not only the market thingy.
If it haven’t work why let it stay, go for better. http://jonaflormicfren.blogspot.com/
Goodbye to Zune.
Good riddance. iPod Touch FTW!
To continue to enjoy zune, buy windows phone 7… :-(
if only they could make the WP7 units as sleek as the ZuneHD. :( i wanted this PMP. hay…
And the winner is…
goodbye to the best mp3 player! huhuhu!
“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.”
Ikaw nalang magblog buti pa..
hahaha tipler sucks
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.
“It was also first to add an FM radio tuner (way ahead of the iPod Touch or any iPod for that matter).”
– ehrm, which ipod touch has an FM radio tuner? Or does this pertain to those special headsets which has an fm tuner?
Huwat?! I haven’t even yet laid my hands on these gadgets….
hmmm i hope they sell it so cheap on grey market :) i definately will get one if the price is right :)
“… and both loved them”
loved them both
“It was also first to add an FM radio tuner, ahead of the iPod Touch.”
Do you mean it was the first media player to incorporate an FM tuner?
Link to the bloomberg article?
Zune HD has a better design than iPod touch. Wish they could make a Zune HD again but w/ WP7 OS. So that there will be more apps and games.