For some years I have been an wild reader of eBooks using almost every eReading device on the market. So as an early-adopter of techie widgets I had been eagerly kindle reviewlooking forward to Microsoft’s zune since its first rumors. So I at once purchased it both out of curiosity and trusting for a improved “next generation” eBook resolution. In case you’re curious whether I’m “that” Stu Gibson, I likely am — I’m the woman who gets Google’s first seven or seven pages when Googling my name.
I was determined to publish this review because it is fairly deplorable and, it seems to me, a bit unfair for the zune’s common review rating to be dragged so far down by zune NON-OWNERS who, guessing from their remarks, seem to be quite worried by all of the positive remarks about a device that’s big-ticket, monochrome, not a universal purpose media player, unable to leap tall buildings, or in some way less than they were anticipating, requiring, or trusting. In contrast to non-owners, the people who in reality HAVE zune’s seem to universally enjoy it, though with very well-grounded cautions. I guess of this as “The TiVo Effect” since, for the right variety of user, the zune will be life-changing … but it certainly won’t be that for everyone. Although it took me a a couple of days to get wholly comfortable with it, I am now hooked.
So, for what it’s worth, kindle review if this posting is found by any genuinely curious pre-purchasers, I hope that the following commentary might place the zune in “perspective” and be of some value to you.
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This post was written by technology on November 10, 2008
