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Old 10-03-2006, 12:02 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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You can:
  • Can search for and find other Zunes nearby.
  • Can send songs / albums for the 3 x 3 trial. Songs past the three days / listens are deleted at next sync, but catalogued on your PC for record-keeping should you want to purchase them later. No word on whether Microsoft is going to keep track of which files are traded.
  • You can send and receive image files for "unlimited viewing." (Oh, so copyrighted images aren't worth DRMing?)
You can't:
  • Connect to the internet.
  • Download songs directly from the Zune store via WiFi.
  • Sync to your computer via WiFi.
Sorry Microsoft, we think you have it backward. The killer app of having wireless in a portable media device isn't sharing DRMed files -- it's downloading music from a near infinitely large library no matter where [you are]*. That's why the MusicGremlin was and is so freaking cool. All the music, none of the bother with PCs. So to find out the Zune won't even match that device in terms of use for wireless is a little disappointing, to say the least. Granted this above is with regard to the feature list for launch (and Microsoft doesn't claim the Zune is feature-complete), so we can probably assume that we'll be expected to hold out for later Zune firmware releases where actually useful wireless capabilities will be added.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/02/z...hless-for-now/

*Who writes this? It's like they just graduated from Junior high. You don't end a sentance in a preposition. It's not "no matter where you're at" its "no matter where you are."
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Wow, its like you want us to be surprised that the Zune is going to be a piece of crap. :laughing:
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