Comments on: Dear Microsoft: Zune Still Exists, Don’t Skip Out On Facebook Music /entertainment/2011/09/dear-microsoft-zune-still-exists-dont-skip-out-on-facebook-music/ Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jjlob /entertainment/2011/09/dear-microsoft-zune-still-exists-dont-skip-out-on-facebook-music/#comment-3054 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:14:00 +0000 /?p=6859&post_type=entertainment#comment-3054 It isn’t wrong that they stopped the Zune HD in favor of WP7, but they need a WP7 device without a phone so that people can use the Zune without having an $80 per month phone contract. As it is now, there are few options, especailly for kids or for a family with children other than Apple. With apple I can get the little ones the iPod Nano, the preteens iTouch, and the adults can have a smartphone. All would be compatable with software, docks, etc. With MS, what do you do? It’s a phone or nothing. You can do the xBox, but then you need a screen.

Zune is wonderful and the WP7 is great, but without a full ecosystem, it just doesn’t work.

Also, they need to allow the Zune client on various set-top boxes, web-enabled TVs and bluray players. Otherwise I might as well use Rdio or Pandora. They aren’t as good overall, but they will be convienent and in everyone’s living room very soon.

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