CNBC’s Jim Goldman thought he was engaging in a little harmless name-dropping to Steve Jobs when he mentioned that he and Microsoft’s Robbie Bach spoke last week at CES, but Steve Jobs took it another way. When Goldman repeated Bach’s statement about how the version 2 Zune was now a worthy alternative to the iPod, Jobs replied, “Was he inebriated? Do you even know anyone who owns a Zune?” Ouch. People excuse Apple’s jabs toward Microsoft because they’re underdogs in the OS market, but it just seems mean when they do the same in the iPod-dominated portable media player market. [CNBC via Mac Daily News]
sam j
January 20, 2008 at 3:37 PM
jesus, give steve a break,
Report Permalinkin the last year he’s just released a new line of ipods, the iphone, lepoard, and then at macworld everyone is disapointed. oh, and by the way, I have owned three mp3′s in the past.
1. iriver t10. piece of crap. once a week the buttons didnt work, put the songs in any order, the software ware was terrible, and it finally broke.
2. samsung. I didnt get the model name of this because i hated it so much i sent it back a couple of days later.
3. Ipod nano, 3rd gen. works perfectly, plays video, hasnt screwed up once, and I reckon it was the best value in the shop.
Stew
January 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM
That’s a pretty below-the-belt comment from Stevie.
I’ve owned two MP3 players. iRiver H340 which was awesome (for its time) – was the best-sounding MP3 player I’ve ever heard. Millions of menu options, mind-blowing bass…
…and now I have a Zune 80 (from eBay). I love it. I wonder if Steve’s actually sat down & played with one or if he thinks he’s so high’n'mighty to just ignore it & pretend it doesn’t exist?
There’s at least one Zune80 in Australia. Doesn’t make sense that they don’t sell it internationally (not even Canada).
Report PermalinkAndrew
January 21, 2008 at 3:08 PM
I happen to know quite a few.
Report PermalinkActually, at work today (bowling alley)
there were 9 Zunes active wirelessly.
Martin
January 22, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Stew and Andrew,
I’m interested in picking up a Zune online and getting it shipped here to Australia, but the podcasting feature is quite a big draw for me and I’ve noticed that the Zune player won’t even let you register if you are not from the US.
Do you guys sync podcasts to your Zune? If so how do get around the regional restrictions of the software? Do you use alternate software?
Report PermalinkStew
January 25, 2008 at 10:24 AM
@Andrew: I was worried about that as well, but the US software works fine – there are no location restrictions on that.
Activating the device is simple – just install the software on your PC & connect the device.
Podcasts work fine as well – the Zune software automatically downloads them then syncs them without any problems.
One thing that doesn’t work however is the music subscription. No US$15 all-you-can-eat subscription for non-US citizens, but that’s OK – between my existing music library, the podcasts & vids I’ve got more than enough to keep me occupied.
Build quality is great, sound quality is better than iPod in my opinion, very very happy with it so far (however the desktop software is horrendous…). Get one!
Report PermalinkMike
April 13, 2008 at 3:11 PM
I have a Zune. I love it. I see them all the time too – and it’s a nice change from seeing all the iSheep on their iPods.
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