Archive for January, 2007

Today we’re announcing that Bryan Lee is retiring from Microsoft, to pursue personal interests. J Allard, already instrumental in shaping Microsoft’s music strategy, will be taking over Zune responsibilities. From the start of the project, J has shared overall responsibility for Zune. Bryan was looking after marketing and business development for example and J had responsibility for the design and technology of Zune. As anyone who works in a big company knows, change is the only constant. Organizations evolve and change over time, and Zune is no different.

A few folks have expressed concern over skipping (Cesar looks at Sportsunit), so I wanted to address that here. If you have a Zune that isn’t skipping (which, truth be told, is the majority of owners), move along, nothing to see here, move along. But if the content from ZMP is skipping on your device, I want to tell you that the team is aware, and is working on it.

Overall, the comments on this blog help the Zune team get a feel for what’s really happening out there among Zune users. We’re a new player on the scene, and I think it’s important for the team to stay connected – so, thanks for leaving comments and for the great discussion that goes on here.

Two weeks ago, we introduced the brand new cliczune.com. Based on comments we have received so far, you like the site very much and your comments gave us a lot of energy. We’re very enthusiast about future developments of the…

An interesting story appeared on Engadget today. According to a tip coming from Microsoft’s customer support, the company received numerous reports of the Zune screen cracking for no apparent reason, after being left charging overnight. The insider conjectures that the…

Proporta, an UK based company, is carrying over 1000 different accessories for mobile devices. One of the latest additions to their product line is a black leather Zune case. The Proporta Microsoft Zune Alu-Leather Case is hand crafted to meet…