That’s all well and good, but since most people’s taste in music is terrible, as is most of the modern dreck we hear, does it really matter?

I have to agree with Ghost Mutt. I have a Zune, but rarely use the wireless connection to other devices. What other people have on their players doesn’t interest me (especially if it is modern dreck).

Hey….I don’t know how that post saying “I am deaf, and can’t even listen to the damn thing!” got attributed to me, but I didn’t post it…..and it’s not funny to make fun of deaf people…..

Of course, we all know you two have only the most superior quality of music and no one can question your taste in music.

It’s funny how so many people who post here act like they’re above everyone else. News Flash: Your taste in music is no more superior or inferior than anyone else’s. That said, kindly get over yourselves.

Maybe you can’t share music with other Zunes because you’re the only one who bought one.

Similarly, Steve Jobs has petitioned for a patent on new iPod technology that can read minds.

When I mention dreck, by prime example I am referring to anything which people use the adjective ‘EMO’ to describe.
By prime opposite example see Creedance Clearwater Revival

‘Tis true, many, many people have very poor, superficial taste in music. Not usually hard core music fans, or music history majors like myself, but way too many people find Fall Out Boy and Panic! to be the penultimates of music greatness…

However, the technology should still be useful for sharing between a.) the large mass of idiots who love to enjoy their crappy music and b.) the smaller mass of not-idiots who hunt down greatness wherever they can find it.

It will especially be nice to find rare tracks that itunes may not have from good artists.

True I suppose, I have two Luke Vibert albums and the second New York Dolls album, all out of print (at least over here anyway). You can have them if you want. Anyway I have to leave you fellows now, it’s time to go home in Ireland

Classic backlash, you’re a pompous ass. Who cares if you’re a music major, like that makes your taste better than others. Liking things because they’re obscure is just as lame as liking things because they’re popular. Get a life and a real college degree.

This whole article circles around one huge flaw: Microsoft won’t be working on anything better while apple develops its own wifi. The first zune was simply a way to break into the business and gain market share and experience. Before it was even released, J Allard was probably thinking how to really exploit the technology and hardware in the next version. Microsoft has the money to make this long term strategy work. Once they have their foot in the door, all it takes is time and patience.

Of course none of this really matters because both the iPod and Zune are mediocre devices. I just don’t like hearing nonsense about the iPod being the one and only portable media device.

If he is any indication, perhaps being a music major does improve ones cognizance of musical talent and quality. Perhaps he was just lucky though and managed to avoid being enthralled by all these boyband/pop rock hybrids.

Hey Aries73….where in my post did I say my taste in music was superior to anybody elses? I just said that other peoples’ taste in music isn’t necessarily what I like. By the way…go f*ck yourself

the wireless thing is rertarded ands useless but the ihone nano is amazing, do to the price it`ll be. C`mon, I dont wanna hear people bitxhing about how small the touch screen will be.DEAL WITH IT, not everyone is rich enough to aford a 600$ phone/ipod/Internet, no matter how f**king cool it is.

David, the ipod nano isnt actually planned at this time, that was a rumour that has since been dismissed

I have a Zune, and I absolutly love it. I couldn’t be happier with it. In my oppinion, Zune’s kick iPod’s asses, hands down. Zune has better graphics, better sound quality, and is an all around better product. Plus, Zune did device to device sharing first– it’s time for Apple to stop sucking the profit out of everyone else’s ideas.

Logan– You are truly sad! You want APPLE to stop copying MICROSUCK??? Are you KIDDING US??????

Jeezuz. No iPod, no crappy Zune. No Macintosh, no suck WIndoze OS. No Apple= you’d still be trying to learn DOS! (look it up)

Hey. Everyone has there own tastes in music and everyone has opinions in what MP3 player is better. So if you dont like one find someone who does. Just stop throwing mud at the other party.

Ipods own Zunes by a MILE!

Microsoft is the one that copys like the Xbox and the Zune in the first place! So Apple should be able to have similar unit-to-unit music sharing since Microsoft riped the Mp3 idea from Apple

wait zune stole the idea for an mp3 player..(megacorpse)….apple user’s are so stupid…it took apple 7 years to get the ipod to where it is now…it took microsoft 7 months…and they did a much better job…so what if it didnt take all that well…it doesnt make it any less of a product….consumers are ignorant

coooool

zunes are ten time better they are then the ipod. ipod freeze way to much, and they brake so easy.i hate, yea ipod has the iphone but the bills are redticulas for it all the thing that apple make that are good have such little memory in them they hold like nothing.zune never copyed apple like the person under me says if they did the would look so much alike but they look somuch diffrent.if someone copy it apple with the wifi.plus with a zune you can use other computers with the zune softwere on it and take there music and the ipod will deleate all your music..

Just so you know, The ipod only deletes your music if you have it set up that way, and it asks for permission before it does.

Please take good care of your precious zUnE because it could be your last one and it WILL be extinct in the near future.

i have an ipod, and i like it. but i know alot of people who have zues and like them. mabe they are both good in thier own ways, and niether is better. at least thats what i think.

all i have to say is that my ex stepbrother went through like 4 zunes in like two months. he barely used it though.my old iPod i have had since the summer of 2007. i dont use anymore but it still has my music and stuff on it. i just got the nano chromatic. so i barely use it.maybe they are both good i wouldnt know…

@ chulo, haha. you’re kidding, right? the only reason that microsoft could get their mp3 player to where it is now is because they had seven more years of technology to work with, you idiot! plus, who developed all this technology & research? oh yeah, apple. idiot.