Trying to rip off iTunes, and yet failing miserably and making the ugliest marketplace possible. Wow.

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Looks nice enough, but my head exploded when I was trying to figure out MS's "point system". :-

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After only a very quick glance at the "marketplace", I think I figured out what Microsoft was attempting to do. They're still copying iTunes and the iTMS of course, but they're tired of being accused of copying, so everything is backwards. The Artist/Album browser is on the side instead of on top in iTunes, the album art is displayed on the top right instead of the bottom left, the playback controls are on the bottom instead of the top, and the playlists and featured artists lists are on the bottom of the marketplace, not the sides. Now they're "innovating".

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The Zune game

Nov. 14. 2006, Microsoft launched officially the Zune. Will the new MP3 Player fulfill the dreams of the Redmont Managers and live up to be the long hyped iPod Killer by conquering the USA like a wildfire? Will the US become a social welfare country (welcome to the Social)? Or will filthy lucre prevail in the form of Microsoft-Points? A sea of questions and no answers in sight. Only time will tell which rumor-site or analyst had the best crystal ball.

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