Honestly, I'm an artist, and I like sitting on my back deck, sitting at my drawing board or laying in bed and drawing with my headphones on. A PMP is a lot more convenient in the car, than juggling CDs.
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Honestly, I'm an artist, and I like sitting on my back deck, sitting at my drawing board or laying in bed and drawing with my headphones on. A PMP is a lot more convenient in the car, than juggling CDs.
I LOL when I read this and thought how true, but then...
I remember some biggies such as Bert Monroy saying he was making a "temporary" switch to the Windows world due to PS CS4 being 64 bit only on Win PC.
All I can say is "wow"......
Things companies do to catch up with the innovation one company has conquered the market with....*shrug*
Things companies do to catch up with the innovation one company has conquered the market with....*shrug*
What? Did I hear someone say "hard disk based iPod"?
Those were soooo long ago..
(I do know about the classic but it's like the exception— SSD for teh win!)
I can see their tagline:
Zune: only 2 years behind
(Well they're doing better... it used to be ~5 or ~10years/)
NOOO!! NNOOO!!!
Apple--- don't follow suit and call your products HD unless they really are.
Ah, but this zune still has that brownish/orange tang to the black bezel, which also happens to be too big.... Not as good in my opinion, but definitely an improvement.
also, imho, the iMac isn't as sexy as the other products; unless Apple eliminate that space below the screen, and finish the back with aluminium.
Yeah, I don't get this whole "flame thing"... I was just adding comic relief to the whole 3,000 post threads about yet another MS Ad about someone not in the market for an Apple product gets an MS one for free...
Welcome to MacRumors Forums, the most negative place on earth. I don't care what the article is about, people will stamp NEGATIVE on it.
Steve Jobs cures cancer. NEGATIVE!
Apple to make $49 Netbook. NEGATIVE!
Apple makes all songs free in iTunes Store. NEGATIVE!
Then there's the usual check list of whines:
Threaten to buy a Dell. CHECK!
Threaten to buy a ZUNE. CHECK!
Criticize the critics and get accused of drinking KoolAid. CHECK!
This is my exact issue with Microsoft. They purposely want to burn the Mac customers by not creating the Zune software for Macs. In this area they have a VERY small market share if any at all. They can't afford to keep it Windows only when Apple has nearly 90% market share with the iPod and iTunes. Apple can actually afford to burn the Windows customers in this area wheras MS needs the Mac customer's business.
What? Apple invented touch screen media players?
No, but their implementation of that lead to the proliferation of these media players...
Ah, but there is a difference-- Apple is one of the leading mid/high-range notebook brand names... And you forgot the difference between an oligopoly and a monopoly; as well as the difference between having the most market share and being a market leader.
Zune, however, is heavily subsidized by Microsoft, and is there just so that 'Microsoft' gets a foothold on the market.
(Subsidized? Yes! How can they design/test/produce a player that sold *hundreds of dozens* of copies without a loss?)
LOL, so true. Even Apple's contest today which is giving away a 17" MBP, Time Capsule, iPod Touch 32GB and a $10k iTunes gift card still got stamped with negatives.
I thought I was the only one that got bugged by this.erm....
1. these are unconfirmed rumorsthey may be pictures, but the presence of photoshop really makes it easy to dispute the accuracy of it.
2. this, from it's size, would probably be running on SSD, not HDD, so it's basically a direct competitor to iPod Touch.
3. They may *look* effing fantastic, but actual use may be different- lack of good apps, incompatibilities?(based upon evidence from the old Zunes), and poor interface...
4. imho, the bezel seems a bit too big for a player that size. precious screen real estate, mate.
Well, we would be AMAZED if ANY company out there *right now* made such a thing. (720p in such a small screen..)
Ah, but he did say big UGLY black border, so that makes it subjective. and imho, the black is more like black-brown, which is not really appetizing in terms of looks......
I'd like to say "great analogy", but I risk being called a fanboy;
but who cares, I'm labeled as a fanboy anyway.
Great analogy.
When will they every learn...
The Apple iToast ($299):
The Microsoft Speedy Slice® Turbo+® 3.1 ($199):
F***n brilliant.
Really? From what I see from shots of it being used shows it to have a bad user interface, clumsy usage (c'mon, clickwheel vs 4 buttons?), and uses that really "sexy" brown. That's all I need to know to convince me that the Zune won't be a worthy competitor for the next few years.
You mean that mog from spaceballs?
Real HD on a handheld device? (assuming this is a continuation of the Zune product line...)
Jesus. Why are you so uptight? It's called a joke. Ha Ha Ha.
Normal people, like myself, like jokes.
Imitation is said to be the greatest form of flattery - but only if it is done well - so far, MS hasn't been able to achieve that. Plays movies & music; no wi-fi? Internet? Phone? Camera? GPS? Seems awfully limited.