mminghella:
We have a Zune and ipod. The zune has a far superior user interface and the zune software is superb. Plus, you get fm radio and th ability to wireless share your music with other zune users...if you can find one
The massive downsides are:
1. not officially available in the UK
2. the zune software doesn't work on a MAC
This was the story that killed off any popularity that the Zune may have had:
"As if the Zune wasn't already crippled and unpopular enough, now comes a story indicating that Microsoft may build a 'Copyright Cop' into every Zune. A future update of the software for Microsoft's portable media player will likely include a 'feature' that will block unauthorized copies of copyrighted videos from being played on it. The president of digital distribution for NBC, J. B. Perrette, said the plan is to create 'filtering technology that allows for playback of legitimately purchased content versus non-legitimately purchased content.' Of course there's no way to tell legitimate content that you create from 'non-legitimate' content, so this looks like just another nail in the coffin of the Zune"
I don't even think it's true but it's what many people associate with Zunes.