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Originally Posted by jarrodschockow
I am done with Zune. I am a Microsoft employee in Redmond, WA, so I'm not anti-Microsoft in any way.
Zune came in to our company store last week. Me, being a huge iPod lover, decided...what the hell...I'll pick up a Zune and try it out .
I took it home, all excited to try it out for the first time. "I'll just install the software, and see what possibilities the Zune has", I thought to myself.
"What?!?!?!, an installation error???"
Yes...I too have the dreaded fate of not being able to install the software on my Windows XP SP2 machine (NO, IT'S NOT RUNNING MEDIA CENTER).
Yeah, I've been on the phone for over 2 hours and am now at Tier 3 support. My question is.....WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? You can't tell me that they didn't run into this problem while they were testing. But typically, let's just release the product NOW since it's the holiday season. We couldn't possibly hold off and release a product that is compatible with Windows Vista (which has already RTM'd), or Media Center (for God's sake...seriously....who owns a media center PC that wouldn't be interested in a Zune???)
OK....I'm venting....but for good reason. I love this website, I love the advice, and I love the possibilities for Zune. I would bet that by the third generation, it will be better than the iPod. I truly believe that. However, this problem I am having is unacceptable....PERIOD. I've tried everything that has been offered on this site with no luck, and I'm growing more and more tired of finding a solution when my iPod works flawlessly.
I wouldn't doubt if this gets modded, but I felt I just needed to speak my mind. I have worked over 8 hours to try and make this work, and I am finally about to concede. I'm glad you guys are so pumped about Zune and its' possibilities, but when I can't even begin to start playing with it...I feel very disheartened.
Thanks for reading my banter. I'm sorry for being so negative, but if you were in my position...you would feel the same way. For those that can...ENJOY ZUNE!
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