Microsoft Zune Looks Underwhelming: Analyst

[sparky672]

I'm liking it. A Zune covered with woodgrain vinyl contact paper, complete with little bubbles, just like the real thing. Or yellow formica with little boomerangs. So retro, it's hip!

Weren't some of the original Commodore or Tandy PCs beige with brown keys? That would be hip. (don't forget the floppy slot on the bottom and a centronix parallel port on the back). A flat mylar keypad would be pretty retro too.

 

[patrick0brien]

Most were brown plastic with embossed fake wood grain.

-sparky672

This was a general style - like streamlining in the late '30's. Speaking of the fake wood grain - my bedside radio/alarm clock has the fake wood grain - and is about that old.

 

[xsedrinam]

I'm liking it. A Zune covered with woodgrain vinyl contact paper, complete with little bubbles, just like the real thing. Or yellow formica with little boomerangs. So retro, it's hip!

Like, ...... a Zune Suit.

 

[Lord Blackadder]

Fake woodgrain would be an improvement over their current scheme.

 

[IJ Reilly]

Like, ...... a Zune Suit.

¿Que paso?

Or a Zuni Zune -- very new age! Or for all the vegans out there, a Zucchini Zune.

Come on you Photoshop jocks, help us out here!

 

[sparky672]

-sparky672

This was a general style - like streamlining in the late '30's. Speaking of the fake wood grain - my bedside radio/alarm clock has the fake wood grain - and is about that old.

I know. I lived through it. The 70's, not the 30's.

It was horrible.

 

[whooleytoo]

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I like it the brown Zune!

To be honest, I've had it up to the eyeballs with the iPod design and the glossy white (or black) plastic, I'd buy any decent device that was a little different now. Give me a widescreen iPod, with a brushed metal or 'cheesegrater' finish. How about a chrome case encased in the iPod clear plastic - that would be cool. Even just some variety in the colours provided.

I've had a 1G and 3G, and can't see myself getting another unless it offers widescreen for the video playback (or until the 3G dies! )

 

[sparky672]

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I like it the brown Zune!

That's fine and I respect you.

My brown-bashing has to do with the fact that most people will disagree with you. What was M$ thinking?

You know how they have the special edition U2 iPod? The brown one can be a special edition Dale Jaret #88 Nascar UPS Zune with maybe the #88 and Dale's autograph engraved in the cheap plastic on the back.

http://www.racing.ups.com/racing/truck/index.html

 

[patrick0brien]

I personally am waiting to see the inevitable Zune Oscar-Meyer edition with the carved hotdog case and the mini-bologna fake scroll wheel.

 

[sparky672]

Let us not forget the South Park Mr. Hanky Edition Zune.

Hi-dee Ho!

need I say more?




(sorry, I know, another cheap shot)

 

[whooleytoo]

That's fine and I respect you.

My brown-bashing has to do with the fact that most people will disagree with you. What was M$ thinking?

No, I have to admit, I thought a brown player would be fine, but didn't think much of the brown Zune when I saw a photo.

In general though, if you can have a pink or bright green consumer device, I don't see why you couldn't have a brown one.

 

[Archmagination]

Don't really care about this topic since Zune sucks, but trying to see if my sig is working correctly.

 

[sparky672]

... if you can have a pink or bright green consumer device, I don't see why you couldn't have a brown one.

You can. But more people are going to buy the pink or lime.