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Topic: The Rumor of Zune's Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated...
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DerekCurrie
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posted March 15, 2011 15:41
Oh dear! Another wrong rumor?
It turns out this was just another in a very long line of FAILed rumors for the year 2011. Rumor mongering is at an all time low IMHO. Read it and weep, or laugh, which is what I'm doing:
Zune Is Not Dead: Dave McLauchlan's Statement
http://anythingbutipod.com/2011/03/zune-is-not-dead/
The JOKE lives on... ![[Applause]](graemlins/applause.gif)
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Ashitaka
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posted March 15, 2011 18:29
defninaletly one foot in the grave though.
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Callipygous
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posted March 15, 2011 23:20
Hmmm... that statement is very slipperily worded and hardly amounts to a categorical denial. It just leaves the door open if Microsoft decides to have another go.
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freewaybear
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posted March 16, 2011 01:25
wow, glad that cleared everything up ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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The Famous Druid
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posted March 16, 2011 06:06
I'm reminded of a couple of years ago, when all the Zunes crashed due to a bug in the calendar code. Someone (The Onion?) ran a headline...
Every Zune in the world crashed - Dozens of users inconvenienced.
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dragonman97
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posted March 16, 2011 13:50
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Originally posted by Callipygous:
Hmmm... that statement is very slipperily worded and hardly amounts to a categorical denial. It just leaves the door open if Microsoft decides to have another go.
I agree. It's not at all different from the buzz that basically says that Zune will continue in software. This thing said "Windows 7 phone is the current Zune release." It's not a stretch to say "We won't produce any dedicated Zune audio players, but it'll live on in Windows 7 mobiles." (Mind you, the latter will probably be used by roughly the same minimal group that uses Zune.)
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