Go Zune go!

For all the non-nerds who already own i-pods, did you know the Zune came out today? Don't all gasp at once. Your i-pods are safe from microsoft for the time being.

Microsoft boasts that it's Zune can do all that an i-Pod can do and it's relatively priced. In addiction, it has a wonderful ad-hoc networking feature that allows a user to beam a song they're listening to at the moment to another user in the area. He then has a limited license to the song which when expires will be asked if he wants to download from Microsoft's version of the i-Tunes, the Zune Marketplace.

Zune's other advantages over an i-Pod are it's bigger screen size and a built-in FM radio, something I wondered why the i-Pod hasn't done yet.

Will the Zune succeed? I can't say for sure. The main point that distinguishes it from an i-pod is also the feature that requires a large supply of users. If everyone had a Zune, then sharing music would be fun and trendy. If not, then you end up being the stupid guy with a Zune trying to beam your song to an i-Pod.

Microsoft should take advantage of it's position as a gaming console maker. Why not have the Zune interact with an Xbox 360 more? I've read some stuff that says the Zune can play games from the MarketPlace arcade, but will it really be any good?

I know plenty of people who have refused to get an i-Pod (myself being one), so there are plenty of consumers out there ready for something as good as Apple's music player, but will it be the Zune?