Just picked up a Zune...
 

http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vi...2-b71592a0fd56 LOL Down with macn'trash

although, Zune's default software to interact with the Zune itself is pretty terrible really; and an overall PITA. So, I had to modify that right off the bat so I can actually use it the way I'd like to.... eg; as an external HDD.

what does it do better then Ipod?
better video quality (may be moot to many)
Wireless 802.11b? to be able to share with other Zuners... share songs (limit to 3 plays) photos, and videos.
- implications... wireless internet? we shall see, definately war driving will be coming.
less anti-hacking built in... its microsoft: built on hacking other people's shit :P
SNES quality games being made for d/l
wireless connectivety to xbox 360 for music, video, and photo sharing
fewer HDD failuers? time will tell.
I can actually interface with it without using the M$ version of Itunes (through registry hack)
some other stuff is better, prolly.

whats worse then Ipod?
name: Zune is pretty lame for a name.
a bazillion people use the Ipod, and it's docking stations are everywhere, it seems.
the scroll pad is way better on Ipod then the D pad on Zune
not many have the Zune yet, so wireless sharing its kinda moot so far... but it promotes new music "to you" quite nicely once there are a few more out there.

for expirimental purposes, it just so happens to fit a function I'm looking for lately as well.

Final verdict:
brown is cool, but I'm the kinda guy that just doesn't want a girly color; or a fad color... i guess brown is a fad color. Meh.
The Zune doesn't do everything I want to do, but that list is slowly growing to doing more and more of what i have in mind. Thankfully, NOBODY is doing what I have in mind :) Great music player, good videos... but needs a prop to be viewed at a comfy angle; great photo sharing on the go... very cool. tons of space on an MP3 player? a plus compared to what i was used to!

4/5 stars for product
2/7 stars for software interface.

Wow.. I didn't know people were actually buying Zunes.

I hate apple :) I used to be a mac guy, after i was a CP/M user, and Dos user.... then I have gone back to PC, and never gone back and regreted it.

so
for those who wanto to hack, and use various features once "exploited" this is it.... albiet, perhaps a PSP is more for that to some degree, with less storage space; and better screene usage.

I've always been a PC guy.. only thing I can do on a mac is make it talk

I bought an iAudio X5 about a year ago because I didn't want to get an iPod. I've had about 3 iPods in the past and didn't feel like giving them another $300. The X5 is great, has a lot of features and no programs neccessary to load music. Only downfall is the button interface and navigation. Takes for ever scroll 20gb+ of music when you only have a down button.

That's where the iPod is genius... not to mention it can be intergrated into ANYTHING.

The Zune is crap in my opinion.. Microsoft is going to be even more sorry than when they released the UMPC.

Here's how Costco uses them:

http://digg.com/apple/Costco_turned_..._to_sell_iPods

:D

lol :P

Damn I didnt know there was games that are being made for it! Also its interesting to know that people are actually buying it! I think it will be better when version 2 comes up. I mean come on you cant get it right the first time....unless your apple. :lol: But it seems pretty good and with people claiming to almost have Linux on it this will be a whole lot better than Linux on the Ipod.

Mmm interesting 8)

LMAO!!!

usually, I post pictures of myself in the hall of horrors, but this is appropriate I suppose...

more then 1,000,000 sold a few weeks ago.

100 million units worldwide for the iPOD

Which is one reason I didn't buy one.. that and it didn't fit hte functionality i was looking for.

which was what? it needs to play music.... what else. i hate 1,000,000,000,000 function products, a phone should stay a phone, a console a gaming tool, etc.