"...countless owners went berserk over a playcount syncing issue"
Really?? Countless owners?? Berserk??
From what I remembered, no one really cared all that much about it and said it would be fixed in the next update. It was only Engadget that made a big deal over it and made it sound like it was never going to be fixed......
Guess what? You're wrong. Engadget reported this story because Zune HD users WERE getting pissed. Playcounts are essential to many core elements of the Zune experience. Without accurate playcounts my automatic playlists are broken, music recommendations are useless (instead of just mediocre), I didn't collect my Zune social badges, and I can't find people who listen to the same music I do.
I was one of those that went berserk. It really did screw my experience not having playcounts working. It's great this update fixes so much more though.
Isn't the playcount used to determine how to compensate rights holders if you use the subscription service as well? Do they still let you use the service on the old, broken firmware?
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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"...countless owners went berserk over a playcount syncing issue"
Really?? Countless owners?? Berserk??
From what I remembered, no one really cared all that much about it and said it would be fixed in the next update. It was only Engadget that made a big deal over it and made it sound like it was never going to be fixed......
Could be worse...Imagine if it had guest accounts and every time you used one your stuff disappeared
Guess what? You're wrong. Engadget reported this story because Zune HD users WERE getting pissed. Playcounts are essential to many core elements of the Zune experience. Without accurate playcounts my automatic playlists are broken, music recommendations are useless (instead of just mediocre), I didn't collect my Zune social badges, and I can't find people who listen to the same music I do.
I was one of those that went berserk. It really did screw my experience not having playcounts working. It's great this update fixes so much more though.
They must have graduated from the Fox News School of Broadcasting.
Isn't the playcount used to determine how to compensate rights holders if you use the subscription service as well? Do they still let you use the service on the old, broken firmware?
maybe what he meant by "countless owners" was owners whose devices do not count, thus making them, count-less owners. :D
@Matt: I completely agree, and I saw it as a design issue rather than a bug... Yay for media spin.