Would you buy the Zune?

Question

This is for survey purposes. I don't need to know anything else but a "Yes" or a "No". Would you buy the Zune (considering all the other options) if you had the money today?

If you want to add more details, just start with the clear answer and then go on with whatever else you want to mention to me.

Answer 1

I don't thing I would buy a Zune because there always seems to be issues with any new release, whether it be hardware of software, from MicroSoft. I heard somewhere that their own Zune was NOT compatible with Vista, their new operating system (the proper drivers were not installed by default in Vista). However, I'm sure they'll rectify this before the official release of Vista.

Answer 2

Absolutely not. The Zune is a joke, stay away from it.

It's WiFi transfer "feature" is limited to 3 plays or 3 days, whichever comes first and its DRM violates the Creative Commons license. The WiFi "feature" can't be used for anything else, such as wireless syncing.

It can't be used as a hard drive mass storage device, as can be done with every other player out there.

It has a bigger screen than does an iPod, however, it has the same resolution, making it look worse.

You have to buy prepaid "points" in order to buy songs from the Zune store. The Zune store does not yet have video.

It doesn't play Microsoft's own PlaysForSure files, so music purchased from Yahoo Music or any other music store won't work. The Zune Player (which you must use) only plays its own proprietary format and mp3's. Microsoft is using misleading advertising regarding iTunes conversion. They make it sound like the Zune Player will convert existing iTunes to its own format automatically...it won't. You have to burn your iTunes music to a CD, then rip that music back to your hard drive again in either Zune's format or in the mp3 format. If you do that, however, the sound quality of your music will degrade because both Zune's format and mp3's are what's called “lossy compression”. In this case you have an already compressed file being compressed again, resulting in terrible sound quality.

It is really just a Toshiba Gigabeat (Toshiba makes it for Microsoft) with WiFi, but it cost more than a Gigabeat and has limitations that the Gigabeat doesn't have.

It's extremely buggy and people have had nothing but problems installing its software.

It doesn't yet work with Vista or Firefox, nor Windows Media Player. You must use the much inferior Zune Player.

Lastly, Microsoft caved in to the music industry demands for a piece of every Zune sold because they view mp3 players as theft devices, thus empowering the RIAA.

From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Avoid the Loony Zune:
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/147048,CST-FIN-Andy23.article

From ITWire:
Why Consumers are Angry with Microsoft over Zune
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/7489/983/

From CNN:
CNN Ridicules Zune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buKaqRG2SFA&eurl=
Just say no to the Zune.

Answer 3

I Would Buy The 80GB So You Know You Won't Run Out Of Space Also You Can Hold More And Not Have To Delete Music

Answer 4

Best zune tools:http://www.popsnail.com/christmas/Video-Software.html

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

No. I have a Palm. It's @ g33k^$ be$t fri3nd

Answer 7

yes, as long as its not the brown one, lol

Answer 8

No

Answer 9

no

Answer 10

no