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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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The Zune Apocalypse
froze zunes - Google News
Seriously, every 30gb Zune in the world up and died at 12am this morning. Possibly mp3 device rapture? |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: H-Town
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Wow, that's crazy, just turned on my 30GB zune, and yup its locked up.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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I have an ipod made by a company that doesn't blue screen things. What is this Zune of which you speak
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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Some people think it's handling the leap year wrong.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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When your product is already fighting for its life against an opponent in a vastly superior position.... this stuff don't be happening!
It is sad that Microsoft's first response seems to be to hide and duck off, just like the Internet Explorer thing... might be the begginning of the end if they keep making massive mistakes like this (and the stupid Mojave commercials, and releasing crappy OS, bah die Microsoft die!). |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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I was wondering if the leap second was screwing it up... Told my coworker this and he turned his on and yep.. frozen. For all of a particular product to freeze up at the same time is just AWESOME!
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Morgan Hill, CA
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Hah. Way to go Microsoft. I hope Apple makes one of their commercials based on this.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Appleton, WI
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I'm hoping there is an eventual fix to this so we can all look back and laugh. This seems like a perfectly Microsoft thing to do but I don't want to enjoy it too much while people are still pissed off at broken players.
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Here
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Mine's been doing this since I tried to sync it this morning. It finally just shut itself off when it got tired (ie, the battery died). I really do hope that this is just a one-day leap bug. There seems to be no current way to get into the device's software and update the firmware without it actually loading completely (People have said open it and unplug the battery for a few seconds, but that only fixes it for about 5 minutes, which is normally not enough time to redo the firmware on this thing... and can you imagine microsoft telling a million or so people to open the device up and pop out the battery?).
Thankfully, I have my ipod touch and mini to fall back on... though my old 40 gig ipod is dead as well (hard drive click of death), so I guess microsoft shouldn't feel too bad. |
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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LOL!
I was laughing my ass off this morning that both of ours had done it.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Federal Way, WA
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Should I be concerned that mine not only shut down, but appears to be rummaging through my closet seeking a firearm? I miss the days when Microsoft products stopped working randomly and not as some part of vast robotic conspiracy.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: MA
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I don't own a Zune and I own and enjoy a couple iPods despite not being an Apple fan.
However I was really interested in the rise of the Zune, there's just no one on the horizon that's capable of competing with Apple for market share. They need a little competition to get their prices down and eventually improve their product. So from that standpoint I'm very disappointed in this. I imagine it will be a lasting PR nightmare for the Zune brand name. But I'm still laughing. I've just never heard of something happening of this magnitude. Last edited by jeff061 : 12-31-2008 at 12:18 PM. |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Wow. That's wacky. My 30GB Zune had a cracked screen after 2 years and so I replaced it with a 120 GB Zune a few months ago.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Anyone else think that Zombies have found a way to commandeer all the Zunes for personal use for the impending Zombie Apocalypse?
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Anyone heard from this guy today?
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NC
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I read online that the Zune tattoo guy got them removed and replaced with an Apple logo.
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If so, that decision might have saved his life!
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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How again did a guy who tatoo'd a Zune logo on his arm become an internet meme?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego
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That's exactly what I was thinking Mustang. I'm glad Apple takes this seriously and has zombie proofed their products. Notice this all happened after Gates is now 'retired'? I see a conection to this and the coming zombie hordes...
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cary, NC
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Sigh. And I was thinking of getting a Zune soon, mostly because I am a MUCH bigger fan of WMA than MP3...
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My brother and I have Zunes and neither of us have had problems with them.
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Zune 30's or some other type? I think it's just the 30 that's impacted. /tk
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Muskogee, OK USA
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Yes, it's just Zune 30s that have glitch. We both have the Zune 4GB with 3.0 software. I plan on getting a Zune 16GB this spring because of how well it works.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: CT via PA via CA via PA
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My Archos 5 just replaced my iPod. What an amazing little device this thing is. I don't ever see it competing with the iPod (as the community is just too small), but it's web browser is faster than the Touch, and it has a five-inch screen.
My iPod's been needing a charge since the 26th. I haven't bothered. As far as the Zune goes...well...ha ha. |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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I think you need to wrap it in a towl and let it sit for awhile.
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Yeah, I'm not really going to let this stop me. Heck, the ability to run an XNA-made game on it is cool for the programmer in me...
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Join Date: Nov 2001
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Why, as a 30gb Zune owner, do I feel like Milton from Office Space
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Syracuse, NY
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HAHAHAHAHA
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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Yeah, I think M$ response is pretty funny, which I think everyone knew it would be a "wait and see if it resolves itself" approach.
I am going to laugh my ass off tomorrow if none of them work still, which would be funny as I have 2 that would be there. I still love my Zunes over the Ipods.
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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"You got Zuned" is now going to be what people say when something just shuts off for no reason.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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This is hilarious. I can't remember anything like this happening on such a major scale.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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So the Zunes are drained and I am recharging them right now to see if it works.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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Dola, and one worked so far as it is charging.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Cary, NC
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The real question is, are they going to patch the bug, or just hope there are no 30GB Zune devices still running in 2012?
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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I think it will be patched pretty quickly knowing the updates they spit out for the Zune and the software.
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ashburn, VA
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I think the only real problem with this happening (and it's obvious that they've "fixed" something about it, as it only happened to the original generation 30 gb Zunes) is that they're not the market leader, and they are always trying to gain market share, so this looks moderately embarrassing.
I think that for those who have found something that works for them, be it a Zune, an iPod, a Sansa, a Creative Zen family device, or whatever else, they're not going to get deterred by something like this. For those who might be on the fence between a Zune and some other device, it might make them pause. Otherwise, it's fuel for the fanboys and frankly you just have to tune them out anyway. I personally like my iPods. They're not perfect, but they work for me--and there isn't any other device I can think of that would be perfect. Can't fault anyone for having a device they like--that's the most important part. /tk
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