[update]
Hello everyone!
So sorry for the delay, but I thought I'd give the user zexperience a week or two to fully sink in - so I can write about it more detailed and less noobish.
I finally got my original Zune cover - yay! And here it is:

I gotta say, it's a lot better than I expected it to be. It's nice and soft, and I don't know if you've read all that stuff about it being too solid, not being able to feel the buttons through it? It's not true. Unless you have saucage fingers, it works like a charm
The story about the software is almost done, I'm hoping to post that tonight as well.
And as I mentioned, the actual user experience is finally an experience instead of a first impression, so expect more of that after the sofware story.
Stay Zuned!