Comments on: 6 reasons why the Zune HD is no competition for iPod Touch

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Twitter app to be launched for the Zune HD. Why now? | Technology Nerd Blog — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:31:42 +0000

[...] say that Microsoft has let us down big time. The major advantage that the iPod Touch has, as I had pointed out in my article not so long ago are apps and games ( which most people didn’t like, but I’m happy to [...]

By: Twitter app to be launched for the Zune HD. Why now? | ithinkdifferent

Twitter app to be launched for the Zune HD. Why now? | ithinkdifferent — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:31:41 +0000

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New pictures of the Zune HD emerge | ithinkdifferent — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:23:33 +0000

[...] new though, so if you’re hoping to see any apps, games or even the browser in action, you’ll be disappointed. But, the images show a sexy black Zune HD that you can and will fall in love with at first sight! [...]

By: yeks

yeks — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:22:00 +0000

And to:@ll@00958

Your absolutely rite.
About everything, the 56,00 apps and evryone does have an Ipod.
That was one major reason i didn’t want one.
But i got it for my birthday, i should’ve gotten a walkman…like those things with CD slot.
Ok, that was just for humor but im quite sure we all kinda see a more classy product coming up.

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:14:07 +0000

Keep imagining the features if that makes you happy. It wont make the Zune HD any better than the iPod Touch

Zune can power games with outstanding graphics, the internet provides the unlimited access to the millions of games.

Right.. no wonder the Zune was a gaming device.. NOT.

And i hope you didn’t say “Zune ever being more social”.
Beacuse if i recall …My Zune 80 was more social than My Ipod 80…gigabytes that is.

I wonder how you accessed various social networking websites on your Zune that you can’t on the iPod Touch. Oh wait.

The only reason the world has the ipod is because it was the first main mp3 player to come out.

LOL? First main mp3 player? Who are you kidding with?

Thanks for the rant, hopefully someone might agree to your side of the story who is blind enough to not see the advantages of the App Store.
Kthxbai

By: yeks

yeks — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:09:24 +0000

Ok, your here ranting about Apps?
What does 56,000 Apps mean.
A shotgun app, where you can pretend to shoot a shotgun??
A drinking app where you can pretend to drink a glass of wine??
The only reason the world supposedly goes crazy for the App store…The only reason the world has the ipod is because it was the first main mp3 player to come out.
The Ipod touch is only so popular beacuse the common joe dosn’t know much or see other MP4 players such as the Zune and P3.
Ok, back to the App Store and the Social.
Alot, not all of the Apps provide apps such as Facebbok, Twitter, Pandora, Mapquest, MySpace etc. but let’s look at a thing for a second. Does a Web Browser provides all of that, I’m quite sure it does. Now im some apps are fantastic. But out of the 56,000 apps, hoe many aren’t useless or a link.
So don’t rant about any app store!
And i hope you didn’t say “Zune ever being more social”.
Beacuse if i recall …My Zune 80 was more social than My Ipod 80…gigabytes that is.

Now back to my favorite topic: Nvidia’s Tegra.
Firstly, and hear this clearly, Microsoft doesn’t have to announce games just for the fact that the Zune can power games with outstanding graphics, the internet provides the unlimited access to the millions of games.

Can’t wait for that chip!!

Although Microsoft hasn’t confirmed OneApp, We ( as in Microsoft) has already filed for a trademark, and you know what that means. Yup, Indirect reference!
And i read an article on electronista.com that clearly said “Among the apps suggested possible through the service would include games, media playback, messaging and mobile payments”.
This clearly or let me say indirectly points to ‘A universal software store’ arriving on Microsoft platforms.
Including the Zune HD.

And as of Present, Does the Ipod have a camera?…no, no it doesn’t!
And even if it did.

Wait, did you say leaving HD in total dust???
I hope you didn’t, because if you did, or if you actually were tech savvy, or knew what you were talking about you’ll know that HD in no way compares to a video camera.
If the the Ipod has a video camera, how many megapixel do you think it’ll have honestly.
3…4??…this ‘video/camera’ you just stated must be a joke because even the iphone ..yes the Third Gen. has a 3.0 megapixels. Even my phone (LG Dare) has more megapixel’s than the iphone.
HD is no where…and i say no where near a mere 3.0 megapixel camera.
When it get’s megapixels like my DSC-T500..then well talk.

And you should’ve went on, because as you can see, you 6 resons aren’t looking so …well….like reasons anymore.
Let me do the honors of listing some of the features that make the Zune HD the Zune HD and if you feel that they aren’t valid point, please point them out as clearly as possible.

OLED TouchScreen, too many Advantages to even start listing.

HD Radio

HDMI Output

Now these are merely confirmed features, now please imagine the ones yet to come.

P.S: I’ve owned, im guessing, more apple electronics than the average guy but have you ever owned a Zune?

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:20:12 +0000

Whether I hate or love Microsoft, it’s not your problem. Period. If my opinion about the Zune HD somehow hurts you, you need help.
All the great features have been discussed above. You just need a better understanding.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:14:30 +0000

even so, that still leaves out all the other great features. it seems like you only included the “how it could compete” section to cover your ass from people sayin you just hate microsoft and love apple. well, that section is very lacking to say the least…so, mission not accomplished

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:11:54 +0000

Because flash hasn’t been announced or confirmed officially

By: Imran Hussain

Imran Hussain — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:09:55 +0000

If you don’t realize what those 56,000+ Apps mean for a powerful little computing device ( and MORE than a music/video player ) like the iPod, it’ll be hard to justify anything else to you. The world has gone crazy for the App Store. I know a lot of people who just get an iPod Touch because of the endless value it offers through the App Store.
Zune HD will ONLY be available in US for starters. Those other countries haven’t been announced. You seem to have copy pasted that line from Wikipedia without reading that fact that the Zune Video service would be available for those places. Zune HD hasn’t been announced for them.
And Zune, social? I hope you know that even without 3rd party apps, the iPod Touch has a browser which is has web apps specifically made for it such as Facebook, MySpace and so on. That really voids your claim about the Zune ever being more social.
Yes, the Tegra Chip is enough for HD Definition, but has Microsoft announced games for it? Has Microsoft announced One App for it? No. So it’s wrong to pit it as competition against the iPod Touch at all, which will might be getting a video camera this September to leave the HD in total dust.
I could go on, but let me finish this comment with lines from the first paragraph of the post again, which is based on the announced features, not what people are making up at the moment: “Just because it has a browser and multi-touch, doesn’t mean it falls in the same category of devices as Touch. It is more of a competitor to Sony Walkman and Samsung’s PMP than the iPod Touch.”