Archive for August, 2006

Microsoft Zune will fail, analyst predicts (PC Advisor)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 12:31 pm

An analyst last night labelled Microsoft's Zune music player 'underwhelming', and said it is unlikely to dent Apple's share in the market.

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Posted in Zune

Microsoft’s Zune Not Likely to Doom iPod, Says Analyst (TechNewsWorld.com)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 10:05 am

Microsoft's much-anticipated Zune portable music player appears "underwhelming" and could end up being "another classic case of overpromising and underdelivering" by the world's biggest software company, said an analyst for American Technology Research on Wednesday.

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Microsoft’s Zune Not Likely to Doom iPod, Says Analyst (E-Commerce Times)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 9:02 am

Posted in Zune

Microsoft Zune Looks Underwhelming: Analyst (Forbes)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 8:32 am

American Technology Research said Apple's iPod will have the competitive advantage over the Zune.

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Posted in Zune

Analyst predicts Zune market failure (Macworld UK)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 8:21 am

Microsoft's Zune music player is "underwhelming", lacks attention to detail and is unlikely to dent Apple's iPod market, an analyst said last night.

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Posted in Zune

Toshiba leaks Zune info (T3)

Thursday 31 August 2006 @ 6:04 am

Microsoft's iPod-slayer to have 30GB hard drive, Wi-Fi and maybe even some kind of Messenger service.

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Analyst Gives Zune Thumbs Down (InternetNews.com)

Wednesday 30 August 2006 @ 8:41 pm

But report only focuses on the hardware.

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Posted in Zune

Quick Zune Update: Brown, Underwhelming (Gizmodo)

Wednesday 30 August 2006 @ 5:14 pm

Microsoft's calling the white Zune "cotton", making a brown colored Zune (why?), and generally causing a big "meh" among consumers. Analysts say it won't make a dent in the iPod market, but will have...

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Posted in Zune

Analyst: Zune is ‘bulky’, ‘underwhelming’ (MacNN)

Wednesday 30 August 2006 @ 4:47 pm

American Technology Research analyst Shawn Wu believes the upcoming Zune digital media player may be "more bark than bite." After recent leaks on both the look and specifications of the Zune player, Wu said the firm was "underwhelmed by the much-hype...

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Posted in Zune

Microsoft Zune ‘Underwhelming’ (Red Herring)

Wednesday 30 August 2006 @ 2:34 pm

Analyst examines Microsoft’s planned Zune MP3 player, noting its shortcomings.

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Posted in Zune