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I have been a loyal Zune/XBOX customer for years and now looking to replace my 8gb Zune that I've had for 4 or 5 years and cannot find a Zune HD anywhere. Since it's been discontinued Amazon has jacked up the price of a new one. I honestly think that Zune is far superior to Ipod in the MP3 department. Now I'm gonna be forced to buy an Ipod Touch. I kinda feel betrayed by Microsoft.
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Hi Zombie79,
Thank you for your question and your concern. I believe the answer can be summed up with in the first sentence of the press release, "...going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and that we will no longer be producing Zune players". We appreciate and share your feelings regarding the Zune device, however we have decided to move forward with a new strategy and we hope that we will be able to get you back on board soon.
Cheers!
robert
The Zune HD was (and still is) a fabulous product; I was lucky enough to get a 64G (to accompany my 32G) at a great price while they were still available. You may be happy with a phone that only has 8G or 16G on board (and my understanding is that even if the phones have an expansion port that Microsoft doesn't support them, and they are, therefore, unreliable). I'm not.
There are some of us music die-hards that don't have any use for a smartphone with a mandatory monthly data fee since we are on a fixed income and don't do all the "social" stuff on the phone anyway (I don't even text). We need storage capacity. Maybe the future phones will have more memory but I doubt it as the trend is going towards storage in the "cloud".
I'm just hoping my HDs will last for awhile before they break down. At that point I guess I'll have no choice; I don't fault Microsoft since they are really a Software company (not a hardware company), but I do feel if they had marketed the Zune better it may have lasted a little longer (I would have loved to have an upgraded HD).
I agree 100%, and as with the cloud, read the fine print that your music may not always be there if it runs out of space.
me too and I dont like Itunes
I too love my Zune HD and prefer to continue to keep my phone and music on two different devices. I will never buy an ipod or iphone.
The problem with music on a phone is battery life. If apple decides to kill the ipod in favor of a one device does it all, the fallout will be interesting to say the least.
I wasnt impressed with the windows 7 phone at all. How exactly can a phone with no memory expansion hold more music than a dedicated music device? the cloud? Ha
I have higher hopes for the Windows 8 tablet than the windows 8 phone. Im currently on Android and really have no desire to change cell phones.
What I have done is buy up a handful of zune HD 16/32s off ebay.
You can still find used ones at aucton for $110-$165 range.
I figure 5 Zune HDs and some spare replacement batteries ($15.99) should last me until something gives and MS brings the Zune HD back if the "new" strategy doesn't pan out.
My whole family has both windows phones and zunes. the first generations still works. they are a life saver because the 5 and 6 olds can watch their fave movies on them. the older ones use their phones like crazy and still use their zunes for watching movies. I will miss the day they stop working but that is progress. I will never goto ipod while there are windows products. Not because I don't like Apple, because I do. Dad got me my first computer in 1983( Had an apple2e and a first generation Mac growing up). I just do not see the sence in paying more for their stuff when microsoft makes a great product for a lesser price. I have seen great products go to make room for even better products.
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