Why Zune Can Overpower iPod

I found this very interesting article waiting patiently in my Google Reader this morning. I like that it’s an Apple-centric site that slants towards favoring the Zune. The winds of change are blowing.

The new iPod Nano TV Commercial

So…we’ve (maybe) all seen the new iPod Nano commercial on TV. It’s hard to see, but on each Nano that is revealed there is a music video playing. Technically, that music video is pretty amazing. Aside from the really awesome choreography, the entire video is one fluid camera shot, no cut-aways!

Zune, Zune, Zune

I’m hearing alot of chatter lately about Zune. Microsoft cut the price to $199. Steve Jobs unveiled a new line of iPods and immediately some focus was put on Microsoft to counter-attack. Zune was offered on Woot! again on the dirt cheap. An interesting patent filed by Microsoft last year was recently discovered. Now there’s concern that Microsoft might not deliver. The hype machine is running on all eight. Microsoft has quite a road ahead. It’s been said that Microsoft’s plan to ramp up the Zune brand is a long-term goal but the masses are less forgiving when you don’t “keep up with the Jones’s”. One needs only to look at Microsoft’s history for the answer. They run on their own time-table in Redmond. It’s a huge company spread out out over many departments way more diverse than Apple. Decisions take time. Actions can take longer. That history tells us that when Microsoft enters a market, like portable music players, they don’t tread lightly. Microsoft’s in this to win. Nothing speaks to their intentions louder than what was done with Xbox.

Welcome to the party. Kegs are in the back.