What's The Point Of Putting WiFi On A Device If You Can't Use It?
from the none-at-all dept
Microsoft's Zune device, the supposed iPod killer designed by committee, continues to show some of the less-than-inspired design choices that only a committee would love. There was already the lack of support for Microsoft's own ironically named "Plays for Sure" DRM, and now Engadget points out that the greatly hyped WiFi on the device is more or less limited to simply connecting to other Zune devices. You can't use it to connect to the internet. You can't use it to download content. Hell, you can't even use it to connect the Zune to your PC (apparently you have to break out a cable for that one...). It's hard to see the benefit of even using WiFi at all in this case, other than to get some marketing hype that will only lead to disappointed consumers when they realize the device doesn't even do some of the most basic things you'd expect it to do. Of course, it's likely that someone will quickly create a hack, though who knows how Microsoft will then react to it. Either way, it's yet another bizarre design choice, that takes away features, rather than focusing on how to make the device as useful as possible.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Which Is Exactly why....
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Well crap
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Hackers already have stuff waiting to infect it and Microsoft is limiting antivirus software usage for it.
Is anyone else not surprised? Microsoft is known to just mimic ideas, create a mediocre product, and profit. Its not a bad business plan, but never expect anything innovative, revolutionary, or amazing from Microsoft. They will give you exactly what you want without dissapointing you without impressing you.
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Linux
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Dedicated video and music players are overrated.
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designed by committee of idiots...
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Most Returned Item?
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Beyond that, you probably had your settings messed up. Read the manual before you bitch and return.
Rant ended, go in peace.
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I am running 3 puters , win 98, winxp, and redhat linux no problems.
E-mail jack1167@msn.com with questions and I'll see what I can do. you never mentioned if it was wireless, or OS.
Jack
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P.S. this decision doesn't even make the top ten!!
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1: You can't configure your router using the included instructions.
2: You don't like our elitist attitudes
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That, or the three year old who bought a car on eBay has made it to Techdirt.
God help us all.
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Zune's genuine advantage....
Just imagine the advantage of advertising beamed directly to your Zune! no more looking at posters or browsing in music stores.. Just hook up your Zune to vista and have the music helpfully downloaded and put on your tab at the Zune tunes store... Unless you tick the do not download advertising related songs, or forget, or the software crashes at the oppertune moment.
Seriously though.. there is already the option to install small programs and music or movie clips on your phone with your concent via bluetooth enabled posters. Just imagine how quickly it can be done via wifi.. And possibly not by your choice.
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Routers?
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This is more like what is wanted:
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Just another bunch of misinformed people
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Huh!?!
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price
Maybe the idea dorpus was trying to relate was having a product (or a feature on that product) that the average user can not figure out easily.
And to the guys who just plug in their routers, if you don't have a WiFi router, please get one, I love free WiFi.
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congrats
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For the first time I agree with Mike
I agree 100% with everything you've stated. I'm beginning to think that Microsoft has Apple envy. Apple may not make as much money, but they do just about everything better and are simply "smarter" than MS. So what does MS do? Try to copy only to end up creating a broken Frankenstein device rather than something actually better.
Just wait until the iPod comes out with a larger screen and WiFi. Bye Bye Zune.
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