Yet another inexplicable effect Apple has on people (specifically the eternal Apple haters that infest this board). See, an iPod is a "ripoff," where a Zune, at the exact same price, is a "good value" because it comes with a $1 AM/FM radio tuner chip.
And why do these people care what I spend my money on? Would they be outraged if I bought a $5 burger at Five Guys instead of a $1 burger on the McDonald's Value Menu? Of course not.
Their irrational thinking applies only to Apple. They hates itsss, you see.
What they think doesn't matter as the Zune doesn't even exist outside America.