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Zune headed for Canada on June 13th! {Engadget}
May 6th 2008 12:52PM How 'bout a real question instead of a flamewar...
Anyone know if Canadians will be able to get subscription music?
New Zunes get unboxed, reviewed, and Microsoft firms up plans {Engadget}
Nov 12th 2007 1:55PM I've noticed the same. But to be fair, there are still some things the iPod does that Zune does not:
- portable HD
- games
- calendar
- contacts
- clock
- Audible books
Of course, if you use your music player primarly for, um, music, the advantages you mention seem to be more significant (IMO of course).
Zune vs. iPod specification smackdown {Engadget}
Oct 3rd 2007 10:09AM Engadget - the weight of the Zune 4/8 is 1.7 oz.
http://zuneinsider.com/archive/2007/10/03/unveiling.aspx
Bach sold millions in Microsoft stock in months before warranty announcement {Joystiq}
Jul 12th 2007 2:59PM Probably means he sold stock options (which have an expiry) and then used the gain to buy actual stock.
Video: the rumored Xbox 360 v2 {Joystiq}
Jan 6th 2007 9:52PM @41 - "seems hard for me to believe that they would ditch the ones (including me) and upgrade 360s with a hdmi and just leave the current 360 users hanging"
Sigh. Once again, explain how they are leaving you "hanging". Your 360 does exactly what it promised it would do when you bought it. You'll still be able to download stuff from Live. You'll still be able to play all the games. If HDMI was so important to you that you feel left hanging without it, you shouldn't have bought a console without it.
$150 PlayStation 3 discount [update 1] {Joystiq}
Dec 30th 2006 12:27PM AX - You are partially correct... you definitely don't want to be applying for credit cards left right and center. However, if you don't have many applications on your recrod, why not go for this one? And since it is 0% APR for the first year, you won't be paying any monthly payments on it. Finally, hopefully anyone who does this will have the discipline to not spend any money they don't actually have :)
$150 PlayStation 3 discount [update 1] {Joystiq}
Dec 30th 2006 11:35AM Forget the $99 HD-DVD player (see post above)... $49 HD-DVD here I come!
BusinessWeek's Wildstrom: "PS3 is a winner" {Joystiq}
Nov 28th 2006 3:57PM @ Daniel - "The PS3 is so much more than the 360 is (again, I have absolutely nothing against the 360)."
Really? Can you provide more details here? (Not flaming, really am curious.)
From my perspective (for full disclosure I am an open-minded 360 owner), I don't see much of anything more:
- BR support doesn't mean much b/c of next-gen DVD war uncertainty, irrelevant for many. Very inconclusive that it adds anything to games (other than FMV).
- HDMI means nothing to me unless it makes things actually look better. From most reports (movie-wise) component vs HDMI is inconclusive. ICT is likely not a factor since it won't be implemented at least for many years.
- ...?
Not to mention all the big pluses for the 360 (Live, game selection, price, Media Center extender, etc).
Microsoft's Robbie Bach calling out Xbox 360 price cuts? {Engadget}
Nov 27th 2006 3:26PM The strategy that MS will most likely use is pretty apparent:
1) Don't drop prices this holiday. Why would they when their main competition is supply constrained? This will allow them to still sell a bunch of consoles (all that holiday generosity) at their premium price.
2) When market slows down next year and the PS3 start to come in plentiful supply, drop the price $100 on both SKUs.
3) By holiday '07, use the Halo 3 effect and much lower prices to compete with PS3.
Engadget HD giveaways: win a Samsung HL-S5679W DLP with LED backlight {Engadget HD}
Nov 25th 2006 7:41PM Xbox 360
