Comments on: Dave Covers Zune http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/ All your digital media goodness. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: zune http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-7415 zune Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:19:38 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/#comment-7415 No verbose coverage please, I cant take it any longer. No verbose coverage please, I cant take it any longer.

]]> By: Michael Portuesi http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-6840 Michael Portuesi Fri, 15 Sep 2006 02:02:48 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/#comment-6840 I'll be the last person to defend Microsoft. But I want to point out Apple also put out the first generation of iPod using "checkbook engineering." iTunes started life as an app called SoundJam, which Apple bought. And the iPod hardware was designed by PortalPlayer, before Apple adopted it and put their UI on it. Not much different than Microsoft is doing now with Zune, only about five years too late. I’ll be the last person to defend Microsoft. But I want to point out Apple also put out the first generation of iPod using “checkbook engineering.”

iTunes started life as an app called SoundJam, which Apple bought. And the iPod hardware was designed by PortalPlayer, before Apple adopted it and put their UI on it.

Not much different than Microsoft is doing now with Zune, only about five years too late.

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-6834 Dave Zatz Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:12:01 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/#comment-6834 It's not that I'm unimpressed, but it's not clear to me this unreleased product has warranted so much coverage over the last few weeks. Call it info-overload. It’s not that I’m unimpressed, but it’s not clear to me this unreleased product has warranted so much coverage over the last few weeks. Call it info-overload.

]]> By: Griffon http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-6832 Griffon Thu, 14 Sep 2006 20:53:49 +0000 http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2006-09/dave-covers-zune/#comment-6832 So um, color you unimpressed? So um, color you unimpressed?

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