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Why Zunes suck

Ian | 30 June, 2009 | 11:19

So I’ve covered Why iPods Suck, now what about the Zune (in my 4 days experience with 1 2)?

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. Still a proprietary USB/docking connection – this is even better because there’s very few accessories for the Zune yet.
  4. 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)
  5. 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.
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2 Responses to “Why Zunes suck”

  1. julie says:
    30 June, 2009 at 22:12

    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.

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    • Ian says:
      1 July, 2009 at 09:42

      I realize that, but I prefer them to appear in the “podcasts” tab of the Zune.

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