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to: Ad
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-11-16 06:21:04
subject: Re: More Zune troubles..

From: "Robert Comer" 

> WTF?

Remember Vista isn't supposed to be available to consumers until January.
By that time I expect Zune to be Vista Compatible.

>Why not simply make the thing a std USB storage device ?

Good question, though I think it has something to do with their DRM scheme.

--
Bob Comer


"Ad"  wrote in
message news:455c36d4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> What is happening within MS one wonders.....
>
> Firs off Zune won't "play4sure" thus making MS out to be a
bunch of lying
> bast*rds or at the very least deeply incompetent & now
>
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/zune_vista_incompatible/
>
> URL says it all....
>
> "Zune, the new digital music player from Microsoft, is not compatible with
> the software giant's new Vista operating system.
>
> Buried in the Zune website, Microsoft admits that the player is not
> compatible with Vista and gives no information as to when it will
> introduce a patch or update enabling the player to do so"
>
>
> WTF? Why not simply make the thing a std USB storage device ?
>
> Adam

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