I keep telling y’all, over and over again, that Microsoft (generally) positions the user as a second class citizen. Might wanna talk directly to the consumer next time, Mr. Allard. That, and if your marketing team doesn’t believe that Zune bloggers and community leaders are infinitely more important than press, they deserve to lose their jobs - end of line.Sounds like a little bit of sour grapes on Chris' part, but he has a point.
Microsoft is also a little schizophrenic on the music scene. Unlike Apple which offers iTunes as an all-in-one, Microsoft has five different music options: Napster, URGE, Clix, Windows Media Player or Zune/Zune Marketplace.
Coolfer reports that tracks purchased at the Zune Marketplace will only be playable on Zune. Tracks can be burned to CD, but music providers can restrict that ability.
Robert Scoble comments on the fact that Zune has no podcasting features: "Sad that Microsoft still isn’t getting that big-company power will come from letting your customers participate, not just consume."
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