Creative ships Zen player with Virus!

[djlu]

This news came out last night about Creative shipping out its player with a virus.

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsA...2297_RTRIDST_0_TECH-SINGAPORE-CREATIVE-DC.XML

They are trying to downplay it as the virus is a year old and should not affect your computer if your antivirus is up to date.

doug

 

[yellow]

Nice product QA. Not only is it an iPod kiler, it's a PC killer too!

 

[stoid]

Hey, when you're at war, sometime the situation calls for drastic measures.

An interesting strategy to be sure, let's see if it pays off for them in the end. Maybe they're going for a sympathy bid.

 

[fox2005]

I wonder if that virus has the "Plays For Shure" logo...

o well, if it's a windows virus it then really PLAYS FOR SHURE...

 

[Abstract]

They'll recall their product, but will the take your computer and make it virus-free? They should.

 

[dmw007]

All the more reason to stick with my iPod Mini!

 

[nutmac]

I wonder if Creative patented this feature.

 

[AoWolf]

wow there stock is down 24%! Zens were always ugly and uncool. Only 50 units though would they even let the info get out?

 

[AoWolf]

I wonder if Creative patented this feature.

Nah microsoft did

 

[Abstract]

Microsoft: "The blue screen is ours. You need to choose your own colour!"

 

[zap2]

UPDATE MS is taking legal action against Creative on the gounds that Creative's 'Zen' stole Ms's copyrighted ''blue screen of death' Ms is also filling for a pantent of ''red screen of death'' many thing it will be used for Vista( most likely used f in place of teh blue screen when things get really bad, so we will be seeing quite a few of them )

 

[Abstract]

For Vista, their new Blue Screen of Death should be changed to a photo of a beach with nice white sand, a beach chair, and a bright blue sky. Beside the beach chair should be a small table with a Pina Colada sitting on top. It should include an umbrella.

Then THAT screen should crash.

 

[stubeeef]

Nice product QA. Not only is it an iPod kiler, it's a PC killer too!

Oh that got me good! ROFLOF!!!

 

[Tahko]

Nice move, Creative!

As for the red screen of death.. that would be cool! Just like in some 90's science fiction movies where system fails and red screens begin to flash all around and people panic etc! Too bad that when windows crashes no-one panics since it's kinda routine task.

 

[stubeeef]

Must be because blue is a calming color.

 

[dmw007]

Nah microsoft did

True.

 

[StarbucksSam]

Absolutey brilliant. And they are patenting things that are related to the iPod. Why? Because they can't make a half-decent product. LmFaO.

 

[geese]

Absolutey brilliant. And they are patenting things that are related to the iPod. Why? Because they can't make a half-decent product. LmFaO.

To be fair, the Zen Micros were quite nice (still 2nd rate next to iPod mini).

The Zen Touch, however, was a big monkey turd. I've used it. It feels like 5 year old technology.

 

[dmw007]

To be fair, the Zen Micros were quite nice (still 2nd rate next to iPod mini).

The Zen Touch, however, was a big monkey turd. I've used it. It feels like 5 year old technology.

Nice terminology- "big monkey turd".

Just can't beat an Apple iPod!