12-31-2008, 10:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
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30GB MS Zunes crashed last night...
Oops.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/15622...with_2008.html
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Microsoft's less-than-popular Zune MP3 players are dying in droves all across the world, according to several reports on the Internet and forum complaints. The 30GB Zune players stop, reboot themselves, and when the start-up status bar reaches 100 percent, they freeze.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28449091/
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After droves of frazzled customers flooded online forums complaining about their Zunes freezing up, Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that the 30-gigabyte device was, in fact, troubled with hardware issues.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...ocking-up.html
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Around midnight Pacific time last night, 30GB Zunes began restarting and locking up at their boot screens. Reports have swamped official forums and fan sites, and Microsoft has yet to officially comment on the reason for this pre-New-Year's Zune apocalypse.
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12-31-2008, 10:15 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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People own Zunes?
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12-31-2008, 10:17 AM
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Has lived the dream!
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Where I lay my head is home...
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Well that makes upgrading my MP3 player an easier choice. Was looking at the Zune as a possibility to replace my 8 gig nano.
Don't get me wrong, I love the iPod brand, I just really REALLY hate iTunes.
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12-31-2008, 10:45 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Vancouver
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Not a huge surprise...this is the same company that put out the POS Xbox 360 after all.
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12-31-2008, 12:05 PM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
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wow, even the zune itself doesn't want to see zunes around anymore. Kind of odd that they are all doing it y2k style though ... Perhaps Hale Bopp has returned?
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12-31-2008, 12:10 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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The old Y2K8 bug.......
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12-31-2008, 12:10 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by barnes
the old y2k8 bug.......
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z2k
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
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12-31-2008, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CP House of Ill Repute
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I just took out my 30 GB Zune after reading the article to see if I had the same problem. And it sure looks like it does.
This really sucks since I love my Zune and think it is way better then an iPod.
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12-31-2008, 02:16 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: In the land of high expectations...
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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
I just took out my 30 GB Zune after reading the article to see if I had the same problem. And it sure looks like it does.
This really sucks since I love my Zune and think it is way better then an iPod.
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Kind of OT here, but GTF - I didn't buy a Zune (thankfully now) because they didn't have an available music store here in Canada - where do you get your music? Do you use ITunes or just a p2p service?
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12-31-2008, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JerzeeGirl
Kind of OT here, but GTF - I didn't buy a Zune (thankfully now) because they didn't have an available music store here in Canada - where do you get your music? Do you use ITunes or just a p2p service?
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P2P for me. Considering I have iPods along with a Zune, it wouldn't make sense for a music store or subscription service.
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12-31-2008, 03:05 PM
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daradon
Well that makes upgrading my MP3 player an easier choice. Was looking at the Zune as a possibility to replace my 8 gig nano.
Don't get me wrong, I love the iPod brand, I just really REALLY hate iTunes.
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psst...
http://www.rockbox.org/
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01-01-2009, 09:16 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CP House of Ill Repute
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The Zune issue appears to resolve itself by the change to the new year.
I'm recharging my Zune now and will hopefully mine will work again.
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01-01-2009, 11:21 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Aug 2005
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I'm happy to report that my Zune works once again.
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01-01-2009, 12:40 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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It's "Order 66" for the Zunes to help Microsoft beat Google to ruling the world!
Zunes will now brainwash their owners and turn them into Microsoft militia slaves! They will shoot iPod and Android users on sight! 
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01-02-2009, 09:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Victoria, BC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daradon
Well that makes upgrading my MP3 player an easier choice. Was looking at the Zune as a possibility to replace my 8 gig nano.
Don't get me wrong, I love the iPod brand, I just really REALLY hate iTunes.
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Have you seen the Zune software....?
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