March 28, 2007 4:08 PM PDT
Microsoft releases Zune update
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"We were aware a limited number of users were experiencing that issue, and we were able to address it," said Zune spokeswoman Katy Asher.
The software maker had originally hoped to have the update by midmonth, but the patch took slightly longer than it had hoped to develop and test.
In addition to addressing the song-skipping issue, the Zune 1.3 software update aims to offer quicker syncing and improve a situation where the Zune's battery could drain more quickly after using the FM tuner.
Microsoft also noted that the Zune held its No. 2 spot in NPD's February retail sales figures, though its share of the hard drive-based music player market dipped to 8.8 percent from 9.9 percent a month earlier.
"We're still happy with where we're at," Asher said, noting the company's strategy is a long-term one not focused on month-to-month fluctuations.
Microsoft released a Zune update in December, making the device and its desktop software compatible with Windows Vista.
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the thing; once the prices come down enough (I suspect they
will... hard), I think I'll get one and do just that.
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the 80 Gig Zune?
Anyway, who cares?
Living in Seattle WA the ratio of iPods to Zunes is about 1000 (iPod) to 1 (Zune).
Darn! Now I cannot "skip" & "squirt" at the same time in Redmond...
"Microsoft also noted that the Zune held its No. 2 spot in NPD's February retail sales figures"
Of course this is a crock. They are only considering their share of a particular sliver of of the market. The reality. It has BEEN A FLOP!! Whenever they have to compete on a level playing field they fall flat on their faces. I wish them all the (bad) luck in the world....
What they deliver and when they deliver it is all that counts.
FWIW
But the actual figures show them as a limp 3rd with 2nd position also limp as compared to 1st position's iPod!:
Category: MP3
Rank Brand Unit Share
1 Apple 72.7%
2 Sandisk 8.9%
3 Microsoft 3.2%
4 Creative Labs 2.9%
5 Samsung 2.0%
Total Dollar Volume: $225,288,200
Taken from: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=conews&tkr=AAPL:US&sid=ap0bqJw2VpwI
I wonder if part of the global warming might be caused by hot air coming from Microsoft!!! (* ROFLOL *)
Walt
- This will just like the updates for their windows
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by jcbsinger
April 4, 2007 12:31 AM PDT
- Perhaps we could see Zune SP2 patch soon
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