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Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« on: November 11, 2006, 03:33:37 pm »
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 pm »
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2006, 03:54:27 pm »
Quote from: iago on November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 pm
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)

Me and iago were talking about this today, of course I wasn't as critical but it isn't the Zune I thought it would be. We'll see.
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2006, 04:19:26 pm »
Quote from: iago on November 11, 2006, 03:48:43 pm
What a surprise...

I want to make an MP3 player where you can share anything with anybody near you, and they get it for keeps.  That'd be fun :)

The RIAA would love that.  MP3 players are already iffy with them as is.  That would be awesome via wifi, however.
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2006, 04:24:53 pm »
I'm sure someone will crack the Zune so that the tunes you transfer are not restricted to 3 plays/days/whatever.

It's only a matter of time. :)
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2006, 06:35:55 pm »
Quote from: Lord[nK] on November 11, 2006, 04:19:26 pm
The RIAA would love that.  MP3 players are already iffy with them as is.  That would be awesome via wifi, however.
Well, in Canada we didn't give in to the RIAA, so it wouldn't be AS bad here.  But yeah, I'm sure they'd be pretty upset.  But, of course, just put "only share Free songs!" on the box, and it's all good.
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Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 pm »
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061112/NEWS/611120315/1001/BUSINESS

I liked this one. It was pretty in depth.

Microsoft is damn smart, too...

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Songs are priced at 79 points, which some people might think means 79 cents. But 79 points actually cost 99 cents.

The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/

* Newby can't wait for the Zune to get released!
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 pm »
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 pm
The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2006, 07:24:18 pm »
My iPod gets 12 hours.  Yours just sucks. :P
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2006, 07:31:40 pm »
My nano had horrid batterylife, when my friends had great battery life. It was really strange. Maybe mine had some sort of defect.
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Re: Yet ANOTHER Zune Review..
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2006, 07:59:32 pm »
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 pm
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 04:09:04 pm
The sheer fact that it actually gets 12 hours of battery life (according to the review) is freakin' sexy. My iPod gets like 3. :/
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.

It started at about 6 hours or so.
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2006, 11:06:13 pm »
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 pm
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
Poor battery management is the cause of that.  If you let the battery drain all the way out before charging it again, the battery is likely to live longer.
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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2006, 11:30:51 pm »
Quote from: deadly7 on November 12, 2006, 11:06:13 pm
Quote from: iago on November 12, 2006, 07:01:09 pm
The question is, did it start out with short battery life?  New batteries are generally much better than old batteries.
Poor battery management is the cause of that.  If you let the battery drain all the way out before charging it again, the battery is likely to live longer.

You're right. You caught me. You know exactly what my problem was.

... the damn thing started with 6 hours. I know this because the thing was fucking DEAD at 6 hours.
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Quote from: Rule on June 30, 2008, 01:13:20 pm
Quote from: CrAz3D on June 30, 2008, 10:38:22 am
I'd bet that you're currently bloated like a water ballon on a hot summer's day.

That analogy doesn't even make sense.  Why would a water balloon be especially bloated on a hot summer's day? For your sake, I hope there wasn't too much logic testing on your LSAT. 

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Re: Zune won't be the "iPod Killer"...
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2006, 08:09:29 pm »
Quote from: Newby on November 12, 2006, 11:30:51 pm
You're right. You caught me. You know exactly what my problem was.
I wasn't applying it to your situation, I was just stating.  I don't know why I quoted iago.
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