An Open Letter from Bill Gates
(In Response to the $50 price cut on the Zune)
Dear Zune Customers;
In technology, things change. Change fast for a matter of fact. VERY fast. We started building the Zune in 1990, however with R&D put to use on our very popular, but overwhelmingly virus-prone, operating system, Windows, we felt the need to wait until the time was right for us.
2005 seemed like the right time. As we looked at the Zune, we realized that 15 years previous, it was a product way ahead of its time. In fact, people wouldn't have known what to do with it. But since we have invested so much effort into keeping our Windows operating system from crashing every PC it has ever been installed on, I couldn't justify investing another hour or two into the Zune.
So, rather than spend $10 an hour on someone who could have thought out the Zune just a little bit better, and also, told us that "squirt" wouldn't neccesarily be seen as a great word to use, I gave the green light to put Zune on the market.
Technology changes. The Zune is a game-changer. What it has done is made the iPod look absolutely brilliant, and therefore has changed the game of Apple. Not what we were looking for. If I had it to do over again, we would have thought out the Zune better, more clearly, and then, after all the hours of thought put into it, we would have taken it outside headquarters and ran over it with my car. That is how bad the Zune really is. (Fact is, I love iTunes and my iPod, wondered who would actually buy a Zune anyways)
So, I want to apologize to you early adopters who purchased a product that is not as good as Apple's iPod. If we can't do it right, and be number one, we really shouldn't have done it at all. So, to provide you something in return for your patience and your hard-earned $249 being spent on the Zune, we are going to offer you a certificate good for your free copy of Microsoft Vista. Please be advised that this has problems, and you will redeem at your own risk. And please, even though it isn't as good as Apple's product, again, we ask for your continued loyalty as you spend your money with us.
Thank you again for making me filthy rich!
Bill Gates
Microsoft Founder & Billionare
(In Response to the $50 price cut on the Zune)
Dear Zune Customers;
In technology, things change. Change fast for a matter of fact. VERY fast. We started building the Zune in 1990, however with R&D put to use on our very popular, but overwhelmingly virus-prone, operating system, Windows, we felt the need to wait until the time was right for us.
2005 seemed like the right time. As we looked at the Zune, we realized that 15 years previous, it was a product way ahead of its time. In fact, people wouldn't have known what to do with it. But since we have invested so much effort into keeping our Windows operating system from crashing every PC it has ever been installed on, I couldn't justify investing another hour or two into the Zune.
So, rather than spend $10 an hour on someone who could have thought out the Zune just a little bit better, and also, told us that "squirt" wouldn't neccesarily be seen as a great word to use, I gave the green light to put Zune on the market.
Technology changes. The Zune is a game-changer. What it has done is made the iPod look absolutely brilliant, and therefore has changed the game of Apple. Not what we were looking for. If I had it to do over again, we would have thought out the Zune better, more clearly, and then, after all the hours of thought put into it, we would have taken it outside headquarters and ran over it with my car. That is how bad the Zune really is. (Fact is, I love iTunes and my iPod, wondered who would actually buy a Zune anyways)
So, I want to apologize to you early adopters who purchased a product that is not as good as Apple's iPod. If we can't do it right, and be number one, we really shouldn't have done it at all. So, to provide you something in return for your patience and your hard-earned $249 being spent on the Zune, we are going to offer you a certificate good for your free copy of Microsoft Vista. Please be advised that this has problems, and you will redeem at your own risk. And please, even though it isn't as good as Apple's product, again, we ask for your continued loyalty as you spend your money with us.
Thank you again for making me filthy rich!
Bill Gates
Microsoft Founder & Billionare