So I’ve covered Why iPods Suck, now what about the Zune (in my 4 days experience with 1 2)?
- Microsoft Zune software – while it closes and stays closed, its still the main/only way to transfer stuff to the Zune. It’s not as bad as iTunes.
- No Marketplace in Canada – I had to change my computer to say that I live in the USA to get access to the free podcasts from the Zune Marketplace, but without a US credit card I won’t be buying any DRM-free music from there (Apple’s music store wasn’t available in Canada right away either, this is more of a time issue).
- Still a proprietary USB/docking connection – this is even better because there’s very few accessories for the Zune yet.
- Useless Wifi – I guess it’s good at draining your battery life, but does anyone actually use it to share music between Zunes or to Sync (when the cable is faster)
- Apple Fanboys/girls (more so the Anti-Micro$ofters) – this time they simply dismiss the product because it’s made by Microsoft. Great scepticism children.
you don’t have to get podcasts from the zune marketplace. you can get them from wherever they are by clicking the ‘add a podcast’ button and entering the address to its rss feed.
i subscribe to about 60 podcasts and i’ve never gotten one from the marketplace.
I realize that, but I prefer them to appear in the “podcasts” tab of the Zune.