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MSFT has unveiled the new Zune. Nothing too exciting: 4, 8, and 80gb models all similarly priced to the iPod line. A few things to note, though:
- Wireless syncing on your home wi-fi network is a nice touch. As a family with two different generations of iPod, it's annoying to plug in to the wrong cable.
- Zune Social is an intriguing idea along the lines of iLike. It's a nice way to find new music from sources you trust.
- DRM-free marketplace. I know iTunes has some as well, but this coupled with Amazon's new marketplace makes it pretty clear to me that this is where it's moving - and iTunes needs to maintain solid relationships with the record industry so they can also move in that direction without falling too far behind.
1 comment:
Wireless syncing is nice. I think the death of the iPod/iTunes juggernaught will come when Apple plays too much hardball with the content providers (NBC, Universal to name a couple). While they've turned the model upside-down (hardware being more important than the content), it's a fragile hold. SJ - let's not forget the lessons of the early personal computer days. You've earned the right to play hardball, but you don't want them all stacked completely against you.
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