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Zune death watch: Revenue down 54%

by Bill Stiteler on Jan 26, 2009 at 06:53 PM

So the Zune’s not doing so well. Shocking, I know. Macworld has a report from Microsoft stating that fourth-quarter revenue for the little music player that could (not) was down $100 million from last year, which, of course, is chump change to MS—the equivalent to what you and I would… Continue Reading »

The cure for Zunepocalypse

by Bill Stiteler on Jan 1, 2009 at 12:16 PM

Yesterday, we reported that 30GB Zunes had started “bricking” themselves on a massive scale—and all the affected devices had just one thing in common: it all started after 2 a.m. on December 31st. Dubbed “Z2K9” by some users the confounding problem finally has a solution from Microsoft’s support forum. And… Continue Reading »

Z2K9: Zunepocalypse

by Bill Stiteler on Dec 31, 2008 at 01:12 PM

Seeing as how “Zune” and “Failure” are practically synonyms, it’s surprising that Microsoft could buckle down and take the rabidly unpopular music player to a newer, and lower, level. But as of 2 a.m. today, and apparently part of some suicide pact/calendar-related coincidence, 30GB Zunes have been bricking themselves. Continue Reading »

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