02.16.11
Gemini version available ♊︎Zune is Now Dead, At Least As a Brand
Summary: Zune is the next KIN and Microsoft is still in denial about it
“Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Announces The End Of The Zune” says this headline, which is just one among many posts about the Zune being ‘kinned’ on the face of it. Nokia won’t save it and the brand is said to be buried.
A reader from Europe sent us this link, which further complements ones like:
• Has Zune Finally Met Its Inevitable Demise?
• Report: Microsoft to nix Zune branding
• Is Microsoft’s Zune on the way out?
• Is Microsoft Prepping For A Zune Retirement Party?
We’ve been anticipating the death of the Zune for years (Microsoft just can't do hardware) and the Microsoft boosters are evidently trying to hide the death of Zune or embellish it a little:
Earlier today it was reported that Microsoft was going to be killing off the Zune branding. This information detailed out that Microsoft was going to blend the Zune branding into other services and eventually kill off Zune.
A couple of months ago a regular of ours from IRC said that Microsoft has artistic ways of killing products without them ever appearing to have been killed, e.g. merging of products, changing of brands, etc. Zune as a brand seems to be over. It fell on its face and Microsoft will try to put some lipstick on this pig. █
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wallclimber said,
February 16, 2011 at 4:13 pm
It’s been funny to watch Microsoft’s antics with Zune over the last year or so. They seem to have no real goal to focus on for the Zune, but periodically they’ll toss out press releases about it, just so the world thinks it’s still relevant. They really don’t want to declare it dead, yet.
Just this morning I found an announcement that “Microsoft Brings Zune HD Support to the Mac” – lol…I’m sure Mac people are overwhelmed with inexpressible joy at such a grand and glorious gift.
It’s bit like giving them a parrot that’s been nailed to a perch (We swear it’s not dead!)
Here’s a link (The Mac Observer): http://bit.ly/gNaKJY
Dr. Roy Schestowitz Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
I declared the unofficial death of Zune last year, whereupon some Zune sites linked to Techrights and Microsoft spokespeople had to step in and deny (not by saying that I was wrong, just by spinning it).
For days I was being trolled by Zune fans (apparently some do exist) in Twitter and in here.