Archive for November, 2007
Way to Early for Zune 3
Zunescene is reporting that meetings have already begun involving the new Zunes, dubbed as Zune 3. I don’t know about this but I think Microsoft should focus more on what’s in the present, and improving the current Zune 2 line…
Microsoft Now Owns Zune.com
The Zune.com domain name was parked for almost a year a now and it still is, but it seems that the owner is now officially Microsoft. I can’t say when this change happened, but Cliczune reader, Jason, just tipped us…
Greenpeace, that guardian of all things green, is bumping noses with Microsoft today via a new report out on green electronics. It finds the Zune maker down near the bottom of the list, in part because of selective practices involving…
Four Videos Highlighting Zune
The Zune team and I produced a series of videos meant to highlight the four areas of Zune this year: Device, Social, Software and Marketplace. These were originally meant for journalists and folks in the media, but I thought you’d be interesting in seeing them.
In each of the videos, we asked different folks within the Zune organization to talk freely about their experience on the Zune team, what they tried to accomplish, and the rationale behind some key product features. We have a few hundred folks on the Zune team, and this video is just as much about the people behind Zune as it is about the product. Have a look at the videos (they’re on zune.net/press) and let me know what you think!
Here’s one of the four videos – about Zune Marketplace
I have some special facts for you tech hungry people out there on the Zune 80, straight from the horses mouth. Okay, maybe not straight from Microsoft, but it’s the best I found. Donald Bell, over at CNET, has just…