zune

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Ahem, Mr. Morris. Your attitude is displeasing. I don't think I can top this total smackdown, but to say that I don't even give it six months. Corporate arrogance never ceases to amaze me. This may be a "product review" but it feels political to me:

No, the Zune's sole wireless feature is "squirting" -- I know, I know, it's Microsoft's term, not mine -- music and pictures to any other Zune device within direct Wi-Fi range. Even if the track is inherently free (like a podcast) the Zune wraps it in a DRM scheme that causes the track to self-destruct after three days or three plays, whichever comes first. Read more…

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