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I was going to say something here but I have to leave to take a Zune.....

I'm back now. What was I going to say?

I could make a joke about "crack" and "zune" but I won't.

now if only there were enough zune owners to file a class action suit!

This guy had the problem:

http://mahciu.livejournal.com

(His entry on Jan. 3)

Welcome to the crack social.

Crack Kills!

And no warranty. That is typical MS service.

Virus - that's your fault - you pay to fix it.
Spyware - your fault too - you pay to fix it.
Cracked Zune screen - again your fault - you pay to fix it.

The Microsoft halo is definitely slipping.

This probably won't be big news simply because the Zune was a lost cause before it got started.

Yeah, if this was the iPod it'd be on the front page of the New York Times tomorrow.

Nobody cares about Zune.

of course it's outside warranty...it's microsoft! Apple of course replaces thing that have malfunctioned or have defective parts because they take responsibility. that's why Apple is so GREAT!

It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

Zune Tang: You should make a website concerning this huge problem !!!

I read that this has happened with 75% of the Zunes sold. Those 5 people were going to file a class action suit, but found that, as Zune owners, they have no class!

Can we post this on 2500 news sites please ?

Because that is what would happen if an iPod was involved. I hope CNet has this covered for the next 14 days. Probably not huh ?

Right so all those people (ok a few lonely misfits) who went off to buy their zunes because of iPod screen issues are now presumably lining up to criticise Microsoft right? No? Thought not, objectivity like taste is hardly their thing is it.

Can a group of 7 people have a class action law suit?


It was only a matter of time before crack was mentioned with a brown Zune in the same sentence.

It's not a bug. It's a feature -- two screens for the price of one.

Only MS would overlook simple biophysics: Shit expands when heated.

Hot shit!

Squirt....

It's not a fault. The crack is what it squirts out of.

Zune Tang?? Zune Tang?? Where are you, Zune Tang??

We can all see what's going on here. Apple is once again manipulating the media with false reports. More Apple astroturfers spreading FUD. Thing is, everyone sees right through their crap. This is how Apple operates: bully the competition and manipulate the media because they can't compete on innovation, quality or end user experience. Have you Apple fanboys seen Vista? It's awesome.

My Zune works great. Points work great, WiFi works great and the FM radio works great, and I use my Zune a lot.

Nice try, Apple.

Welcome to the Social.

@Zune Tang,

Yes, ZT, I HAVE seen Vista . . . almost six years ago when OS X came out!

Keep sniffing the glue stick, old man. You're going to need it in a just a few months when "Leopard" rips the holy living crap out of your pathetic copy of OS X!

Have you Apple fanboys seen Vista? It's awesome.

Zune Tang, the word you were really looking for is awful (as in full of crap), not awesome.

So how many have cracked? 20 or so? Wouldn't that be like a 50% failure rate then?
Poor zune, poor poor zune. Can't get any respect and cracks under the pressure.

er uh Zune Tang? Doesn't it take more than one to make a social? I kinda think it takes at least 3. Have you honestly found 2 other people to squirt at and have them squirt back at you? And vista, good grief the frenzy of people lining up to plop it on their pc's, it must really be great, dagnabit that vister. I used to have something that looked alot like vister, why it was win98 with windowblinds. Enjoy your zune, vista and your crack pipe

I don't get it.

Can someone please explain to me why the warranty doesn't cover this?

MS didn't manufacture the battery originally, so they're not liable for any damage it might cause.

(Yah, riiiiiiight... and I have a cold-fusion power plant on a nice bridge near a swamp for sale)

Zune Tang - are you Beeblebrox in disguise?

1. "Apple is once again manipulating the media with false reports."
Yes, I know, it's just awful. Lies, lies, lies. Lies pouring out of Apple HO. Apple will stop at nothing it seems.

2. "Vista is awesome."
I am pleased you like it. You are not the only one you know. In London there was a crowd of 36 million people queued up to buy Zune at midnight.

3. "This is how Apple operates: bully the competition".
Dear dear. Poor little Microsoft being bullied by nasty mean Apple. How dreadful. Naughty Apple. Naughty Naughty Apple...

4. "because they (Apple) can't compete on innovation, quality or end user experience."
Um, well, if not on the terms you mention, what terms does iPod compete on then? Packaging? Prettiness? Colour sense? Or or perhaps you feel Apple just bully people into buying iPods?

...oh and they must be bullying those 50% of new Mac users who are tricked into going inside an Apple store where they are tortured and bullied half to death to make them buy Apple.

5. "WiFi works great."
That must have been you in the MS carpark in Seattle scanning for something to squirt at... I do hope MS have strong patents on this breakthrough technology. WiFi. Wow. Who would have thought you could send songs without wires?

6. "Vista is awesome."
Oops, my mistake, it was 36 billion people queued up in London to buy Vista at midnight on launch date.

7. "Points work great."
You got me there. Such a clever innovative way of buying music. I hope MS have this well protected by strong patents.

8. "FM radio works great."
Hurrah! Another innovative breakthrough from Microsoft. FM radio, Who would have thought... I hope they have lots of patents on this one too.

9. "I use my Zune a lot."
Hurrah. You must be an expert squirter now... And how much fun must it be when you discover a fellow Zune enthusiast and you can do a mutual squirt at each other.
...reminds me of the neighbour's male cat. Always squirting when there are other male cats around...

"Join the social"

10. "Nice try Apple."
Well, all is fair in love and war. Apple must have used all their marketing muscle and spent squillions of dollars to prevent the obviously superior Zune from catching on.
...Oh it has caught on? Really? Are you still in that carpark in Seattle?

11. ""Vista is awesome."
Oops, apparently it wasn't London! That was a mistake. The queue was outside a shop in Seattle, near a big carpark. Bill says he could hardly breathe in the crush to be first. Steve Ballmer says Bill pushed in. The other 34 people wouldn't comment.

12. "This is how Apple operates: bully the competition"
Apparently Bill is complaining that Steve Jobs tried to push in but Ballmer headbutted him.
...How sweet. Nice to know who your friends are eh Bill?



ps: Hey ZT I have a toilet brush which works great too. Want to swap?

No ZT, sorry, its not the same colour...

Zunes cracked, Vista hacked, Microsoft users jacked.

Come on Microsoft. Have some compassion for the few people who actually bought a Zune. You should have plenty of unsold Zunes, so just send them a new one if their screen cracked. You must have spent close to a million bucks on each Zune user you actually have still active, so each one is very valuable.

I guess this means that Zune's no longer "crackalackin"..

Nope, not lackin' crackin...

When Vista developers say its more secure version then previous versions. What do they mean. If it was Secure like Unix OS. Then it would make it harder to write viruses for it right. But the virus writers already made viruses for Vista the Final Gold versions of viruses. So i dont think its more secure. Just because it has Dialog Warning of Allow or Cancel prompts everytime you run a program in Vista now. But you can turn the dialog warning off in control panel. A windows user will still click Allow to execute the program. Its still prone to Malware Crap. Bye

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Microsoft should have stuck to designing software.

Ah, but they're not too good at that either!

Zune Tang is right. I've seen Vista and it is aw-some. As in, "Aw, that's some rip off of OS X ya got there, mate."

oh dear...

I think everyone who has bought a Zune should sue Microsoft.

Apple got sued because of the Nano breaking so it' sonly fair justice for Microsoft to be publicly humiliated in court over this.

ALL ZUNE OWNERS SUE MICROSOFT!

THEY HAVE BILLIONS OF $ - YOU DESERVE A SHARE OF THEIR ILL-GOTTEN MONEY.

Where is Irish Guy when you need him: "Sher it's only a bit a crack"

I think this is the secret code to summon Zung Tang :

"Zune Tang?? Zune Tang?? Where are you, Zune Tang??"

he appeard 8 minutes later .... spooooky !

Have a care, Zunie. C.S. Lewis had to stop writing the Screwtape Letters because his fictional darkness began to leak into his reality; he grew more depressed the more he wrote the stories, and had to quit.

Just so you know what to expect.

Somebody find a way to sue microsoft, please. My zune lasted no more than a month, before it cracked and broke. Now it is a worthless peice of ****! I just got done talking with a guy from microsoft about it, he said there is nothing they can do about it. His personal business number is 613-287-5201. go ahead and call him for fun. Make prank calls, I don't care, I hate that guy. ("Oh, we do not provide for a limited warranty on the LCD screen"-go f*** yourself microsoft man.) My zune went from a $250.00 peice of equipment to a worthless horish electronic.
PS: The day I talk to Bill Gates on the phone and he saids that he will replace my Zune, may be the day I'm satisfied, but until then, they can be sued for everything they got$.
-StetsD

I have to sheepishly admit, I bought my son one for Christmas because being the computer illiterate person I am, I was unable to make the iPod I'd bought him the year before, work. Sooo...his screen cracked and I will make it a mission to get some satisfaction. I already sent it back at the request of Haji at customer service. Of course, they sent it back saying it was his fault and we were SOL. I should have listened to my computer tech when he said that Microsoft sucks and I should steer clear. $250 for four months use, plus $14.99/mo. for the Zune pass...what a waste.

I am an attorney with a consumer protection / class action law firm in North Brunswick, NJ.

My firm is currently investigating consumer complaints concerning the cracking or breaking of the internal LCD screen of the Microsoft Zune during normal use.

If you or someone you know has experienced this problem, or have information you believe could be helpful, you may be eligible to join our investigation. Please call Jon of Galex Wolf, LLC at (732) 257-0550 or e-mail your name, contact information, and circumstances to . For more information, you can also visit http://www.galexwolf.com/sub/microsoft-zune-galex-wolf.jsp

Thank you.