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Why did the Zune die?
by 83457 16y ago
Why did the Zune die?
- CrazedGeek 16y agoThe market for $200 MP3 players mostly dried up (due to HDD/flash memory getting cheaper, pushing what were $200 players down to $50, and the rise of smartphones). Unless you're Apple, it's practically impossible to sell them at that price. Only the physical Zune player is dead. The desktop software, Windows Phone 7 software, and Xbox Live Marketplace integration live on.
- kalid 16y agoCheck out http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/1264866011/ref=zg_bs_nav http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/electronics/1264866011/...
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- recoiledsnake 16y agoIt's in at #9 ? #9 on Amazon's list isn't bad at all.
- dualboot 16y agoWhy is the Apple Magic Mouse the #6 Best Selling MP3 Player? heh
- kalid 16y agoIt's not awful (Zune is holding its own against non-Apple players), but with a quick back of the envelope calculation I estimate iPods outselling zunes at least 20:1 (http://tinyurl.com/47x4rv3 http://tinyurl.com/47x4rv3). Nobody wants to be in 9th place :).
- mxavier 16y agoTepid interest, apparently. I think the market might be saturated or people might be using their phones instead of portable media players. Everyone I've talked to has had a relatively positive experience with their zune. I have a first gen 30GB model that I got used that's still alive and kicking. I don't purchase music through their store but the Zune was the right price at the right time and I've never really been too concerned about what the cool kids with their iPods thought of my slightly clunky Zune. It plays music, it takes a beating and its cheap.