The old Zune (now called Zune 30) is getting all of the new features found on the Zune 80 and Zune Flash.
100% software firmware upgrade. Same functionality.
True, it won't be able to get rid of that brown color... but now you can wirelessly sync your Zune 30, the one you bought in November 2006, with your desktop simply by walking back into the house after a drive. No wires to mess with, etc.
For free.
Microsoft did something fantastic here and rewarded the believers who purchased Zunes in the first year by allowing them to get in on all the cool new stuff without having to pay more.
Are you paying attention Apple? This is how you should treat your customers.
So, not only do they get wireless syncing functionality, but they also get built in podcasting support. Microsoft has changed the Zune desktop software so that it is truly a version 2.0 product and not a simple rebadge of the existing WMP10/11 software. Now you will have 1 click podcast subscription onto your XP or Vista machine and then have it get to your Zune in your backpack. Wirelessly.
And the firmware is rebuilt from the ground up. None of the strange bugs that the first version had.
What do we think of this development? Will it lead to more Zunes being sold, or simply maintaining the existing sales forecasts for the Zune 30?
Microsoft did something fantastic here and rewarded the believers who purchased Zunes in the first year by allowing them to get in on all the cool new stuff without having to pay more.
Are you paying attention Apple? This is how you should treat your customers.
So, not only do they get wireless syncing functionality, but they also get built in podcasting support. Microsoft has changed the Zune desktop software so that it is truly a version 2.0 product and not a simple rebadge of the existing WMP10/11 software. Now you will have 1 click podcast subscription onto your XP or Vista machine and then have it get to your Zune in your backpack. Wirelessly.
And the firmware is rebuilt from the ground up. None of the strange bugs that the first version had.
What do we think of this development? Will it lead to more Zunes being sold, or simply maintaining the existing sales forecasts for the Zune 30?
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