Comments on: Yep, Zune is in trouble

By: Zune is in Trouble and it’s coming to the next WinMo release… | Mobility Site

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:15:24 +0000

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By: Zune News - Zune is in Trouble and it’s coming to the next WinMo release… | Got Zune | Zune News, Reviews, and Discussion

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:18:18 +0000

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By: Chris Leckness

Chris Leckness — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:35:36 +0000

You closing question asks what is Microsoft doing wrong, but that’s not the problelm here. It’s not what Microsoft is doing wrong, it’s what Apple HAS ALREADY done right. Apple doesn’t have a foothold on the market, they have the freaking Marianas Trench. The software and accessory ecosystem that has evolved around the iPod’s early success has made Apple unstoppable. Microsoft could make the VERY BEST media player and give it away for $19.99 and they would still NEVER pass Apple’s numbers. You know that, I know that, Steve knows that…

Sure, the charts and trends are cool and all and show what is obvious, but to call a device “in trouble” when they were “in trouble” before they even thought about starting up is not fair.

Yes, I run a Zune website and have some bias, but I also own more iPods and iPhones that most that worship the mighty steve has.

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Daily Digest for October 23rd | Chris Leckness is a Geek — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:02:06 +0000

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By: Pingdom

Pingdom — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:04:27 +0000

@ACE: Even if you filter results to show only US, ok, the difference is less, but still huge. However, that was not really the point. The point was Zune’s curve, not iPod’s (which was put there to have something to compare with). It still pretty much “flatlines” if you look at the last 30 days, which does reveal that MS hasn’t managed to drum up enough interest for the Zune HD, which is what we were trying to point out here.

By: ACE

ACE — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:01:17 +0000

I don’t think you’ve used the most objective tools to call Zune a failure. The Google trends are for international results, but Zune is only available in US and Canada (the Zune HD is only available in the US). So already, the numbers are a bit skewed, no?

Look at the US only data, and the numbers aren’t quite that dramatic. But still, using Google trends doesn’t show the whole picture.

And iPod’s dominance is to be expected, don’t you think? So does this mean the Zune is in trouble? I find that a hard argument.

By: Vineet

Vineet — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:57:02 +0000

I own a Zune device. Totally adore but can’t really say what’s wrong with it, as in why there is a lukewarm response amongst the masses. Maybe Zune will pick up in sales once it goes international. Currently its available only in the USoA.