Zune Was a Beautiful Commercial Disaster

Diving into the history of Microsoft's Zune line of MP3 players, the reasons that they failed, and how they compared to Apple iPods. I also take a look at Zune in the modern era and the modding scene.

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If you have a Zune and you're trying to make it work, you should definitely check out zuneupdate.com and the Zune subreddit at reddit.com/r/Zune/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:27 Microsoft vs Apple
1:28 First Generation (Zune 30)
3:54 Zune Music Pass
5:24 Zune New Year's Disaster
6:41 Second Generation (Zune 80, 120 and Zune 4, 8, 16)
7:47 Third Generation (Zune HD)
9:28 iPhone Destroys the MP3 Player Market
10:04 Star Lord Gets a Zune
10:50 Sponsor
11:25 Zune in the Modern Day
12:10 Why did Zune Fail?
12:31 Apple's Education Programs
13:49 Microsoft's Failure to Innovate
14:47 Was Zune Better Than iPod?


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