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iPod vs Zune
Zimran on why the iPod is better than Microsoft's Zune player.
From winterspeak.com:
The iPod was not the first portable mp3 player out there, nor was it the cheapest, nor was it the most fully featured. It just made it really easy to get all your songs in one place and carry them around with you. [Unlike] the cheaper, more featurific flash based players... you just plugged the iPod in, put it on shuffle, and suddenly our life had a sound track. A great experience.
It will be interesting to see how much of what Microsoft does with the Zune is "Better Sameness" as opposed to delivering some unmet need that the iPod falls short on (easily damageable, expensive add-ons, no re-downloading of iTunes, etc.) The only key differentiator I have seen is the WiFi that is meant to enable song sharing and some kind of social networking ala MySpace. Really, just make it easier for me to discover music (ala Pandora) and integrate that music into my life wherever I am - at my desk, in a car, on a train/plane, at home, etc...