"The Zune is dead in the water! Way to go Microsoft!"

[Newby]

http://web.mac.com/simplytom/iWeb/SimplyTom/SimplyBlog/989EE4C3-5D5D-467C-BB65-CC51975E3C69.html

It took the iPod over a year to even generate noticeable revenue.

I hate people casting doubt over the Zune because it's Microsoft/because it didn't outsell the iPod like crazy. Give it time. Everyone thought the XBox would flop, and so far it hasn't seemed to die.

In fact, 1000 XBox 360s for sale at $100 caused Amazon.com to lag like a banshee, causing over 20 second page loading times, and they sold out within 5 minutes. If that. So much for hating Microsoft. ::)

[trust]

20 second? I had like a 10 minute page load time on Amazon...

[iago]

I wouldn't go to a site like mac.com for news about Microsoft products.  I don't trust the sites of the distributer or of their main competition.  Finding a neutral third party would be a place to get news. 

In my opinion, this thread is pointless. :P

[Hitmen]

I wouldn't go to a site like mac.com for news about Microsoft products.  I don't trust the sites of the distributer or of their main competition.  Finding a neutral third party would be a place to get news. 

RTFA

The link is a summary of apple's performance (a graph of revenue and product sales) over the past 6 years or so. No mention of the zune or microsoft anywhere in it.

In my opinion, this thread is pointless. :P

Agreed. Nothing here says whether the zune is dead in the water or not. Newby's post talks more about the Xbox than the Zune.

[iago]

I wouldn't go to a site like mac.com for news about Microsoft products.  I don't trust the sites of the distributer or of their main competition.  Finding a neutral third party would be a place to get news. 

RTFA

The link is a summary of apple's performance (a graph of revenue and product sales) over the past 6 years or so. No mention of the zune or microsoft anywhere in it.

Make me RTFA! :P

So he just pulled the whole "people are saying Zune is dead in the water" thing out of his ass?  Crazy!

Agreed. Nothing here says whether the zune is dead in the water or not. Newby's post talks more about the Xbox than the Zune.

:)

[Warrior]

I wouldn't go to a site like mac.com for news about Microsoft products.  I don't trust the sites of the distributer or of their main competition.  Finding a neutral third party would be a place to get news. 

RTFA

The link is a summary of apple's performance (a graph of revenue and product sales) over the past 6 years or so. No mention of the zune or microsoft anywhere in it.

Make me RTFA! :P

So he just pulled the whole "people are saying Zune is dead in the water" thing out of his ass?  Crazy!

Agreed. Nothing here says whether the zune is dead in the water or not. Newby's post talks more about the Xbox than the Zune.

:)

Nah it was on Slashdot "Zune doing horrible" or something.

[Newby]

You haven't seen the billion "iPod has nothing to fear from Zune", "Microsoft #2 again", etc. articles all over the planet?

[iago]

You haven't seen the billion "iPod has nothing to fear from Zune", "Microsoft #2 again", etc. articles all over the planet?

Nope, all I've seen is "Zune isn't as cool as it could be" and "Zune offers nothing special" and maybe even "Zune isn't the fabled iPod-killer"

[Chavo]

I wouldn't go to a site like mac.com for news about Microsoft products.  I don't trust the sites of the distributer or of their main competition.  Finding a neutral third party would be a place to get news. 

Liar, you don't trust anyone.  Crazy Canadians  :P

[Super_X]

http://web.mac.com/simplytom/iWeb/SimplyTom/SimplyBlog/989EE4C3-5D5D-467C-BB65-CC51975E3C69.html

It took the iPod over a year to even generate noticeable revenue.

I hate people casting doubt over the Zune because it's Microsoft/because it didn't outsell the iPod like crazy. Give it time. Everyone thought the XBox would flop, and so far it hasn't seemed to die.

In fact, 1000 XBox 360s for sale at $100 caused Amazon.com to lag like a banshee, causing over 20 second page loading times, and they sold out within 5 minutes. If that. So much for hating Microsoft. ::)

IIRC the XBox was losing money near the second year of development. I seem to remember a figure like -$50 for each XBox made.