iPhone really screwed Zune over?
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I was looking at the zune the other day and thought it wasnt all that bad, but is it me or does the launch of the iPhone make the Zune just completely unattractive now?
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It'll get... better? How?
They will update it a lot.
They will update so it wirelessly links with computers and xboxes.
Sometime this year or early next they will have games.
Those things have be en confirmed but it is heavily rumoured that they will include on the fly podcasting.
Oh and also they will use that live everywhere aswell.
Also they have got linux on it so they open it up to just about everything
iPhone cant even scrape G3! What a style over substance item for all the apple zealots out there to rush out and buy because they think it is something special. It cant even claim to be the first touch screen phone let alone the first one called iPhone.
The Zune is just an other DRM riddled wannabe and if it lives up to the usual Toshibia quality it will last about the life of its warranty if you are lucky.
I'd hazard a guess here and say if you have it to play with on an EDGE network for a day over in the US, you'd change your mind. From what I gather, whereas 3G is the norm for high speed data here, it seems to be more likely EDGE over there? Anyhow, when it comes to the EU, Apple say they'll stick 3G in it.
And any Apple product I've bought has had both style AND substance, in spades.
Sack, I don't think any one cares...
Besides, no other popular consumer device has the wonderful MULTI touch screen...
Many people won't want such a large device for a phone either, it is big when compared to phone like the RAZR and SLVR.
Not really. My take on this is that while the Zune doesn't completely suck balls, it is no match for the current iPod. There will always be a market for people that want M$ only things, so it will probably do well.
The iPhone, combines music, video, phone and internet browsing and so doesn't really compete with the Zune, which only does music right now. But who knows what software updates M$ will put out for it.
Personally, I am a Mac fan, and am really looking forward to the iPhone release. I just hope that by Q4 this year there will be a 3G version (3G is apparently not big enough in the US yet...) and one that will let me sync wirelessly with my MacBook.
I beleive the deputy VP (or simil\r) said there would be a 3G version Q4 for the EU.
Could we get a link for those updates?
The prices just came out for the iPhone!
£595 or £660!!!! OMG that is so bloody expensive.
And to the people who say the iPhone doesnt affect the Zune - nonsense. Completely different? Really? My next purchase will be an iPhone, eliminating the need for a separate MP3 player. The Zune would have been a consideration, but it looks old hat now.
Here is the prices http://uk.gizmodo.com/2007/01/15/apple_iphone_to_cost_595660_1.html
And it was zune-online.com.
That's merely a speculative unsubsidised price, which is excellent and here's why:
My HTC Universal was £624 last time I checked without contract, and £129 with 12 month contract. This was about 3 months ago, but that's irrelevant.
So if the iPhone is a similar price unsubsidised, that's great news indeed....
I work for Microsoft. Im not an Apple fanboy. The phone is likely to be that price UNLOCKED. If you get it on a contract, it will be much cheaper. Perhaps half that price. Guess what, that happens for *all* mobile phones.