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Ding, dong, the Zune is DEAD.

Good riddance. Who thought 'excrement brown' and 'radioactive vomit green' were good combinations for a consumer electronics device, anyway?

1 posted on 10/04/2011 2:08:40 AM PDT by Spktyr
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To: Swordmaker

I believe this news story to be relevant to your interests. Let the iPod list holder know too, since I don’t remember who’s running that.


2 posted on 10/04/2011 2:12:03 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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Zune was a good idea in a saturated market. Frankly, with the advent of Pandora and the smart phone, even the iPod’s days are numbered.


3 posted on 10/04/2011 2:14:23 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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I kinda like Microsoft because they are the most Republican supporting of all these companies. I have Windows 7, Office 2010 and xbox 360. But I don’t want a zune or Windows Phone.


4 posted on 10/04/2011 2:16:35 AM PDT by ari-freedom (I'm a heartless conservative because I love this country.)
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Ding, dong, the Zune is DEAD. Good riddance. Who thought 'excrement brown' and 'radioactive vomit green' were good combinations for a consumer electronics device, anyway?

I've always thought that the Zune case resembled something that came out of Soviet Russia. Being the ugliest consumer device on the market must have been one of it's design goals.

7 posted on 10/04/2011 2:32:02 AM PDT by Alex Murphy (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2703506/posts?page=518#518)
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Apple akbar!


14 posted on 10/04/2011 2:47:22 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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Does this mean we are no longer welcome to the social?


28 posted on 10/04/2011 4:19:53 AM PDT by relictele (Pax Quaeritur Bello)
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Probably the only guy in the world grateful for the Zune is Walden Schmidt.


33 posted on 10/04/2011 5:18:21 AM PDT by Ghengis
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Highly underrated device and “ecosystem”, plagued with terrible decisions, the marketing division should be shot.


38 posted on 10/04/2011 6:18:44 AM PDT by Paradox (Democrats on Obama, They can't deny him, He is them.)
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I thought the Zune was dead a couple of years ago. I haven’t seen any in stores for a very long time.


39 posted on 10/04/2011 6:55:22 AM PDT by The Great RJ ("The problem with socialism is that pretty soon you run out of other people's money" M. Thatcher)
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Why such visceral hatred for a consumer electronic product? Did a Zune run over your dog?

I have a brown Zune and it’s been a good music player. The brown was ridiculed, but it actually looks pretty good in person and I can assure you no one will mistake it for their iPod.

The sound quality was actually better than my first gen iPod Nano. ...and it was only $80 on clearance.


40 posted on 10/04/2011 7:00:12 AM PDT by MediaMole
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