Comments on: First Zune Virus Discovered http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/ God is a predictable, or at least unsurprising, result of billions of years of Darwinian evolution. Much like the mustache Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:35:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Landin http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-29861 Landin Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:54:32 +0000 http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/#comment-29861 ATTN: All Zune haters, we dont use zunes for "The Social" so your propoganda is in vain. I do have one thing to say about the idea of calling a limit on the social a virus, google RavMonE.exe. Its the last virus your Ipod will ever see. ATTN: All Zune haters, we dont use zunes for “The Social” so your propoganda is in vain. I do have one thing to say about the idea of calling a limit on the social a virus, google RavMonE.exe. Its the last virus your Ipod will ever see.

]]> By: eas http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-28691 eas Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:02:11 +0000 http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/#comment-28691 I know this is old, but I just have this to say; this comment is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of business ethics, consumer rights and the use of satire as a form of social commentary, and is frankly lacking in any real intelligence. Microsoft made "The Social" a major part of their initial Zune marketing campaign without actually having the licensing in place to deliver on it. Record labels have long cut generous promotional licensing deals, and they have demonstrated a willingness to favor Apple's competitors in this market because they fear Apple's market position, so Microsoft's failure to deliver on their promise is even less understandable. Maybe if you mentioned in the beginning that you have an irrational need to start fights with strangers on the internet over something, anything that anyone had written about the Zune, even if it was written 2 years ago, your comment would have made a little more sense. Why you gotta be a hater? Oh wait, it's not hatin' when you do it, right? (I'll just add that even without the DRM issues, "The Social" was a totally idiotic feature to promote at launch. Anyone who thought about it for a minute would realize that it would be a prominant reminder that no one had a Zune, and no one was buying Zunes. Having promoted it, Microsoft needed to follow through. They should have held big Zune "The Social" meetups and parties for Zune owners, with lots of free give aways for their Zune non-owning friends. They should have been giving away lots of Zunes, instead they gave away one or two "designers" zunes.) I know this is old, but I just have this to say; this comment is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of business ethics, consumer rights and the use of satire as a form of social commentary, and is frankly lacking in any real intelligence. Microsoft made “The Social” a major part of their initial Zune marketing campaign without actually having the licensing in place to deliver on it. Record labels have long cut generous promotional licensing deals, and they have demonstrated a willingness to favor Apple’s competitors in this market because they fear Apple’s market position, so Microsoft’s failure to deliver on their promise is even less understandable. Maybe if you mentioned in the beginning that you have an irrational need to start fights with strangers on the internet over something, anything that anyone had written about the Zune, even if it was written 2 years ago, your comment would have made a little more sense. Why you gotta be a hater? Oh wait, it’s not hatin’ when you do it, right?

(I’ll just add that even without the DRM issues, “The Social” was a totally idiotic feature to promote at launch. Anyone who thought about it for a minute would realize that it would be a prominant reminder that no one had a Zune, and no one was buying Zunes. Having promoted it, Microsoft needed to follow through. They should have held big Zune “The Social” meetups and parties for Zune owners, with lots of free give aways for their Zune non-owning friends. They should have been giving away lots of Zunes, instead they gave away one or two “designers” zunes.)

]]> By: DarkLordofIT http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-27930 DarkLordofIT Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:13:21 +0000 http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/#comment-27930 I know this is old, but I just have to say; this post is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of music licensing, is misleading, and is frankly lacking in any real intelligence. Maybe if you mentioned in the beginning your great dislike of Microsoft and that you were looking for something, anything in the Zune to bash, that article would have made a little more sense. Why you gotta be a hater? I know this is old, but I just have to say; this post is indicative of a fundamental misunderstanding of music licensing, is misleading, and is frankly lacking in any real intelligence. Maybe if you mentioned in the beginning your great dislike of Microsoft and that you were looking for something, anything in the Zune to bash, that article would have made a little more sense. Why you gotta be a hater?

]]> By: Edelman, Looking out for Numero Uno at GeekFun http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-5819 Edelman, Looking out for Numero Uno at GeekFun Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:36:07 +0000 http://geekfun.com/2007/01/20/first-zune-virus-discovered/#comment-5819 [...] Yesterday I mentioned that someone from Edelman, a big PR agency with a growing practice in internet media, had checked out my post on the way Microsoft cripped “the Social” which is the Zune’s main distinguishing feature. [...] [...] Yesterday I mentioned that someone from Edelman, a big PR agency with a growing practice in internet media, had checked out my post on the way Microsoft cripped “the Social” which is the Zune’s main distinguishing feature. [...]

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