Zune vs. IPod
To counter attack the recent releases of IPod, Microsoft launched Zune on the market. Considering the fact that Ipod controls 70% of the market, it may be already too late for developers at Microsoft to make a strong impact on the market. What does Zune has to offer as a plus?
At this point Zune has only one feature that might interest customers, a wireless transfer between Zune’s. But for an uproven product, even released by Microsoft, 250$ is a lot of money. Come on, be realistic you Microsoft dwellers! Nevertheless, an IPod costs about 300$.
Even so, even IPod fans have a lot to complain regarding tiny scratches that immediately affect their IPod nano. At that point, the entire system of the IPod Nano goes down the drain. IPod doesn’t seem to offer enough customization options. Durability has been an issue for iPods, and people don’t want to spend $200+ on a player that’s not going to last longer than 6 months.The versatility in IPod is unmatched.
For anything under 30GB, I would advise most people against it.
The biggest problem with the Zune is the software. It is very difficult to create software to compete with iTunes, which is flat out the best music/video software ever made. But, in a year or two the Zune will improve and it will hurt Apple to some degree.
With Zune, you can switch wallpapers; manipulate features, whereas with IPod it’s impossible to do such a thing. The entire system of Zune: Wi-Fi speaks for itself. Zune provides library enhancements and the setup goes flawlessly almost every time.
Zune has more room for expansion and growth with more capabilities without installing Linux.
Though Microsoft appeared quite late into the world of MP3’s, Zune is sure going to take a bite out of Apple’s IPOd.
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