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by Coola
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In an article dated for July 29 found over at Zuneinsider.com, Microsoft has confirmed in an interview with Microsoft's General Manager of Marketing for Microsoft Entertainment Business that Zune is in the making and its coming later this year. With all the recent leaks about Zune, the confirmation was sure to follow.
Here's the snippets from the article. Unless you have a Billboard.biz account, you can't access the full thing.
ZuneInsider.com > Billboard.biz
ZUNE GETS IN THE RING
July 29, 2006 -ANTONY BRUNO
Microsoft officials for the first time have confirmed that the Redmond, Wash.-based company is readying a portable music player and integrated service, shedding new light on a topic that has fueled rampant speculation in news reports and blog postings for weeks.
In an exclusive first interview with Billboard, Chris Stephenson, Microsoft's new GM of marketing for MSN Entertainment Business, says the company will later this year launch Zune, an umbrella brand for what he says is "a family of hardware and software products" targeting various digital entertainment services.
The first implementation of this will be the portable music player and digital music service, in what is the company's strongest effort yet to rein in Apple Computer's iTunes/iPod juggernaut, currently responsible for about 70% of the digital music market and 75% of the portable digital music player market.
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satanicmouse1
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wot kinda name is zune???
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I find your lack of faith disturbing
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mrfreeze
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I am not so sure of the name. I mean, "Zune", one would think it would choose a longlasting name. Zune sounds so generic. Need to come up with a better name than Zune, a quality bread-winning name at best.
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mrfreeze
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I wonder how this'll be marketed. That's where it counts.
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Coola
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i think zune is damn good, its a twisted "Tune" pretty much
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mrfreeze
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Coola, come on now, job aside, you think it's catchy?
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hey,loser!
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satanicmouse..that name is better than wii
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HAHA you guys think you can brag wen you beat a game?? that just makes you more of a nerd.
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Coola
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Originally Posted by: mrfreeze Coola, come on now, job aside, you think it's catchy?
job has nothing to do with it lol and yes, if you look at brand names today, most sound like crap in the beginning I mean c'mon.. "X" box :\ |
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ThatOldGuy
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It could just be the project code name for now right?
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Coola
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Originally Posted by: ThatOldGuy It could just be the project code name for now right?
Nope, the official name is Zune. I have a contact within the Zune army to confirm this... personally. Though the actual project name was "Argo". Do note that Zune is the name not just for the product but the service that empowers it. |
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HotEats
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Thats a Z? I thought it was 2une (Tune) freakin weak Zune sounds soo stupid...psh oh well its microsoft it will probally catch on
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Glothric
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zune.... zune....
zune zune zune, ya zune zune zune zune. zune zune zune zune....
its like that car commercial where they say zoom! just think about it and repeat it over and over and over and over and over again and i think you'll get to like it. ^_^
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jonndy
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i think it sounds kick-ass, hopefully ms wont do what they always do and add to much crud and features - keep it simple, music, movies, podcasts (or zunecasts), thats all it needs. bluetooth, wifi and that'll do me.
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jolly lhama
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I liked "Argo" better :(
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Ipod, what kind of a name is that? No one will buy it....
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satanicmouse1
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Originally Posted by: hey,loser! satanicmouse..that name is better than wii
I dont know, wii gets in your head and all the jokes give them publicity you know like "hey come on over and we can play with my wii" and "dang your wii is so small" you cant get publicity like that from zune... |
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I find your lack of faith disturbing
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jason0899
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I think Zune is a fine name. Personally, I find that names don't really matter and the product itself is what will sell. It's MS people! I personally can't wait for this service to start. Luckily I stopped myself from buying an iPod. Now I cant wait to get a Zune. I don't know much about it, but I know MS produces quality stuff.
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Zima? I didnt' think anybody actually drank that crap anymore.
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generalharrison
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Yeah I have waited on getting an MP3 player but if this thing is pretty sweet I might have to consider getting one.
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I love video games, you love video games, why are we arguing?
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drfred79
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Dear MS,
autosync of music and video through wireless, preferably the new wireless N standard supported. Video capture through dongle similar to many other Personal video players. Good battery life. No gaming needed for the music product. Windows and XBL friends list viewable along with new messages recieved. XBox360 invites. Bluetooth headset capable. If you really want to wow me I can call my Messanger Live contacts through this device. If you give me all that I will pay out my ass.
Love,
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give it h.264 playback and encoding software and battery life, BATTERY LIFE STORAGE and for godsake enough with the white colored electronics!!!
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