I have tried one, and they're really not the worst device I've ever used. But they don't compare at all to an iPod. The experience is just weird (and this may

I have tried one, and they're really not the worst device I've ever used. But they don't compare at all to an iPod. The experience is just weird (and this may just mostly be because I'm used to the way iPods work so I have skewed expectations). The design is trying to be edgy but it just comes off as weird and awkwardly non-functional. The software just doesn't work as well. The store functionality isn't even close to iTunes. I think Microsoft could top the iPod (and some things on the Zune are really cool UI-wise), but they've got a long way to go. They would basically need to take the shine they have on the device now and rethink the entire experience from a UX perspective to really get anywhere, though.