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Analysis: GameStop has decided to stop selling the Zune, Microsoft’s portable media player. It’s a decision that seems to make sense with Microsoft taking the device in a new direction.

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The testers over at our review partner Digital Trends took the 80GB Zune from Microsoft through the paces and published a review. Quote from the review: "The 80GB Zune has undeniable cool factor, given its big screen and built-in WiFi. But rather...

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As Bill Gates promised back in January, the Zune is landing in Canada!

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GameStop Corp., the world's largest video-game retailer, will stop carrying Microsoft Corp.'s Zune digital music players because they failed to sell well. It was the only music player stocked.

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GameStop Corp., the world’s largest video game retailer, will stop carrying Microsoft Corp.’s Zune digital music players in stores, after they failed to sell as well as other products.

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(Or, can ANYTHING beat the iPod?) I love my iPod nano (I've got a second-generation one from a couple of years ago that is crammed with a lot of songs from this band , among others), but even I think the iPod sometimes gets too much fawning press.

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GameStop's action is another strike against the Microsoft Zune, which has consistently failed to challenge the Apple iPod's monopoly on the portable music player market.

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GameStop made waves today, stating that it will no longer carry the Zune MP3 player lineup. The company already removed stocked players from its stores, but will continue selling the devices through its website until supplies are exhausted. GameStop said that there much is much less demand for the player than the company initially had anticipated.

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GameStop has stopped selling Zunes, and while I don't think this is quite the end of the road for Microsoft's MP3 player, it's hard to see a silver lining in the news.

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