Apple, Microsoft secretly in cahoots on Zune?

And in other news, it's a chilly 32 degrees in Hell today, and we just saw a winged pig buzz by our window.

[Thanks, Mikami]

[weaszel @ Sep 22nd 2006 12:48PM]

Just received a telegraph from 1893...

DR THADDEUS VENTURE PLEASE COME BACK TO 1893 STOP
BRING YOUR OUTDATED VERNACULAR WITH YOU STOP

[n8diggity @ Sep 22nd 2006 10:58AM]

typo anyone?

[brendan Sheehan jnr @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:00AM]

Good one.

[John from Buffalo @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:03AM]

Photoshop cut and paste, anyone? :-D Ya, feed the rumor mill. :)

[cyclingplatypus @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:06AM]

Actually the Amazon.co.uk page says exactly that, no photoshop involved,

[bollewolle @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:07AM]

Click on Read, you will see it is real and no Photoshop job :-)

[SLiKone @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:05AM]

Click the links and read before screaming photoshop, people

[Jim @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:09AM]

Does anyone realize how simple it is for a retailer to make a mistake on a web site? Amazon UK has some inside information that no one else does and they let it slip? This is a complete non-story.

[Khuffie @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:58AM]

Do you know what sarcasm is? :)

[bobbybilly @ Sep 22nd 2006 12:40PM]

Jim, you take life too seriously.

[DomZ @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:14AM]

Also, this is a bit disturbing:

Item model number: AP2

Huh?

[Taylor @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:52PM]

yeah, that is strange....

[apple freak @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:04PM]

just for the record, the model number is not even close to what apple uses for their products...

[Alex Padilla @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:16AM]

While this is obviously a typo of some sort, it's rather comical to see. If only it was true, I'd be inclined to purchase it...

[pyro @ Sep 22nd 2006 4:16PM]

Alex Padilla, so you would only but it if it had an apple logo on it, even if it was the same exact product? I hate ignorant fanboys.

[Wonderboy @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:17AM]

I love people jumping to conclusions on this...

Guys, it was a joke. Engadget realizes it's a typo, they're not "feeding the rumor mill" or trying to cause mass hysteria in fanboys the world over. They're pointing out something that is pretty dang funny.

Engadget serves as a tech-oriented entertainment source... Have you not been entertained? Is this not why you are here?

(sorry, couldn't resist those last two lines...)

[Michael @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:17AM]

Actually, according to Dante, it IS cold in Hell.

[Justin @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:23AM]

...but only in the ninth circle.

[David @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:22AM]

Something is very fishy about that listing.

If you click "buy this item from another seller," it says, "Set the price you're willing to pay for this used item: Amazon.co.uk price: �499.99." That's wayyyy over $129.00. If anyone actually pays that much for a Zune, I think I will cry.

[sammy mazola jr� @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:30AM]

Um ... no?

[Stephen @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:45AM]

Yeah, this is just a theory, but I am pretty sure the folks at good ol' Engadget saw it, thought their dear readers would get a good laugh, and posted it. The text right below the picture should have been a pretty good indication that it was not real, so I am perplexed as to why anybody took it seriously.

[Vincent @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:54AM]

zune = teeh pwnt

[Vincent @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:54AM]

=]

[Mikami @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:55AM]

Jesus christ guys, I tipped Engadget on this just to give everyone a little chuckle.

Why's everyone up in arms these days? Can't a po' man get a break?

[Brendan @ Sep 22nd 2006 11:58AM]

it's good for a laugh. which is why it was posted. take it easy people.

as an aside, if you search "zune" on Amazon.com, the first 5 results are Toshiba players. (yes, yes, I know who's making the zune.)

[@ Sep 22nd 2006 12:01PM]

I don't know what it is with the Stephens and Johns from Buffalo of this world, but if you wan't to brand it fake and be obviously smug about it, you better check you're actually right beforehand.

Just click on the picture, and it takes you directly to amazon.co.uk. Check it out and only then draw your conclusions.

[Jough Dempsey @ Sep 22nd 2006 12:36PM]

The Zune totally makes sense now. It's so crappy so that the iPod looks better (and apparently cheaper) by comparison.

Good one!

[Joe @ Sep 22nd 2006 12:37PM]

I suspect this a trick and done on purpose in order to see how many maniac bloggers will report it for no valid reason other than having nothing better to do, and to get people to visit their blog. This does not rise to the level of even a non-story.

[Jordan @ Sep 22nd 2006 12:40PM]

Good Crap, people!

I really don't understand all the engadget-haters that post angry comments every time engadget posts a story about something that isn't "news". Stop taking life so seriously... All you need is love, man.

[OG Style @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:07PM]

Amazon.com in the US show that it is made by Zune.
http://www.amazon.com/s/102-2776580-7742557?ie=UTF8&search-alias=electronics-aps&field-brandtextbin=Zune

[mazola @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:19PM]

Now that it's an Apple product I think it's stylish, has fantastic features, and I will definitely buy one!

[Taylor @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:49PM]

That cracks me up. I just went to the site, and it's still there. Interesting, but it's jut got to be a mistake, a funny one at that.

[alpi @ Sep 22nd 2006 1:55PM]

lol@amazon

[Kevin @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:03PM]

It is now fixed

[Metro Mapper @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:06PM]

Just clicked it and now it says "By Microsoft." The funny stuff is over...

[TyMe @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:07PM]

I think we need to keep the comments disabled...

[Alex Paris @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:29PM]

I think it was an oversight or a joke... Ither way its funny

[Sebastian @ Sep 22nd 2006 2:44PM]

"Delivery Restrictions: This item can only be delivered within the UK"

Hmmmm, have been pondering something for some while, because I noticed US Zunes only shipped to US. Now, UK Zunes only shipped in UK......Might, MIGHT there just be some kind of "zone protection" on this device? Like the DVD zones? It WOULD make sense, then they would have another way of controlling content distribution....since the Zune is incompatible with PFS.......and vice versa.

HUh?

[adam @ Sep 22nd 2006 4:15PM]

amazon has fixed it. now says microsoft instead of apple computer

[Matias Korhonen @ Sep 22nd 2006 4:31PM]

'fraid it's been fixed...

[Alex C @ Sep 22nd 2006 4:44PM]

You lied Engadget. The link shows it is made by Microsoft.

[tc @ Sep 22nd 2006 5:00PM]

lol

[lou @ Sep 22nd 2006 7:03PM]

lol ya rite

[KRiS..! @ Sep 23rd 2006 10:57AM]

Hum... Alex C, when the story was posted, it said Apple...

[Bryan @ Sep 23rd 2006 12:55PM]

Ha! That's funny.

[wookie @ Sep 24th 2006 5:34PM]

sure enough it pops up

[Abe Pollister @ Sep 27th 2006 11:13PM]

Actually, Hell, Michigan is a modest 59 today. It won't freeze over for a few more weeks!

Hell, Michigan USA 48169