MS Zune

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 1
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous template Next
  • maxama10
    Take off every zig!
    • Sep 2004
    • 1497
    #1

    MS Zune

    What do you think?

    Personally, I feel the Zune is no where near an Ipod killer. The DRM crippled wireless sharing abilities are lame and that is supposed to be one of its best features(squirting). I suppose that only applies to the DRM protected crap they sell online? I im in awe that MS would allow the record industries to bend them and their customers over... making buyers pay royalties to the music industries and then not allowing certain song titles to be transfered. YAY you can now beam 50% of your music!


    "Yesterday, Microsoft agreed to share revenue from Zune sales with record labels and artists. Forcing the issue was Universal Music Group, which at deadline is the only label named in the program. UMG refused to license its music to the Zune unless it could receive a percentage of each device sold, in addition to standard music licensing fees for downloads and subscriptions.

    "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it," UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris says. "So it's time to get paid for it."
    http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.js p?vnu_content_id=1003380831 [billboard.com]

    I would expect that you could pirate music or buy it from else where and be able to beam/squirt it right? So, perhaps this feature isnt all that bad?


    I hate DRM and I am growing tired of the music corporations and their greed.
    Tags: None
    • robnix
      email robnix@gmail
      • Jan 2006
      • 2094
      #2
      Originally posted by maxama10
      What do you think?

      Personally, I feel the Zune is no where near an Ipod killer. The DRM crippled wireless sharing abilities are lame and that is supposed to be one of its best features(squirting). I suppose that only applies to the DRM protected crap they sell online? I im in awe that MS would allow the record industries to bend them and their customers over... making buyers pay royalties to the music industries and then not allowing certain song titles to be transfered. YAY you can now beam 50% of your music!


      http://billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.js p?vnu_content_id=1003380831 [billboard.com]

      I would expect that you could pirate music or buy it from else where and be able to beam/squirt it right? So, perhaps this feature isnt all that bad?


      I hate DRM and I am growing tired of the music corporations and their greed.
      More bad news for the Zune.

      Universal and Sony prohibit Zune sharing for certain artists - Engadget
      http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/19/universal-and-sony-prohibit-zune-sharing-for-certain-artists/
      It's official: record companies don't like you. After all that griping about signing up for the Zune music store -- and keep in mind that these record companies receive monies for selling songs here -- that resulted in Universal Music Group getting some sort of fat royalty check from Microsoft for Zune sales, not to mention whatever negotiations went on behind closed doors to come up with that ridiculously minimal "three days or three plays" sharing scheme, a couple of labels have once again gone out of their way to make life hard on you. It appears Sony Music and Universal Music Group are marking certain artists of theirs as "prohibited" for sharing, meaning that just because you've paid for a song, and even managed to find another Zune user on the planet Earth, doesn't mean you'll necessarily get to beam that JoJo track to another Zune via WiFi magics. In a non-scientific sampling of popular artists by Zunerama and Zune Thoughts, it looks like it's roughly 40-50 percent of artist that fall under this prohibited banner, and the worst news is that there's no warning that a song might be unsharable until you actually try to send it and fail. Oh well, maybe you can just hum a few bars or something -- just make sure the labels don't hear you![Via ClicZune]Read - ZuneramaRead - Zune Thoughts



        Comment

        • personman
          #3
          That sucks. I'd probably get one over an ipod anyway. I'm waiting for 2nd gen. My rio karma is holding me over for now

            Comment

            • Archangel Kid
              Registered User
              • Apr 2002
              • 940
              #4
              This is probably a useless post, but I love my Zune. All I need it for is music and video, and it works perfectly for that.
              IF I WANTED AN ANGEL AIR I WOULD GLUE A GAMEBOY TO MY FRIKIN TANK.

                Comment

                • slade
                  Carpe Noctem
                  • Apr 2004
                  • 3442
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Archangel Kid
                  This is probably a useless post, but I love my Zune. All I need it for is music and video, and it works perfectly for that.
                  you have a typo in your user title. that "C" should be an "M".
                  xvalve, ule body, logic vert frame, WWA barrel
                  68/30 PE nitro tank
                  cp unimount
                  halo B

                    Comment

                    • Archangel Kid
                      Registered User
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 940
                      #6
                      Originally posted by slade
                      you have a typo in your user title. that "C" should be an "M".
                      You know you make a good point. I like what works for me though. Never had a problem with any of their products. Guess I'm lucky?
                      IF I WANTED AN ANGEL AIR I WOULD GLUE A GAMEBOY TO MY FRIKIN TANK.

                        Comment

                        • bornl33t
                          hello lamewads
                          • Oct 2000
                          • 4463
                          #7
                          If it uses a DRM I won't buy it. All my music is legal. MS gets no internets for crap from me

                            Comment

                            • maxama10
                              Take off every zig!
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 1497
                              #8
                              Not only does it use DRM but with each Zune you buy a portion of that $$ goes to the RIAA

                                Comment

                                • bornl33t
                                  hello lamewads
                                  • Oct 2000
                                  • 4463
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by maxama10
                                  Not only does it use DRM but with each Zune you buy a portion of that $$ goes to the RIAA
                                  That's so not like MS to share I wonder what deal they stuck?

                                    Comment

                                    • slade
                                      Carpe Noctem
                                      • Apr 2004
                                      • 3442
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by bornl33t
                                      That's so not like MS to share I wonder what deal they stuck?
                                      i think the RIAA is a bit tighter than MS when it comes to funds, although thats sort of a pot/kettle relationship.

                                      i mean, the RIAA sues people.
                                      MS just disables software and puts out new versions.
                                      xvalve, ule body, logic vert frame, WWA barrel
                                      68/30 PE nitro tank
                                      cp unimount
                                      halo B

                                        Comment

                                        Previous template Next
                                        Working...