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<blockquote data-quote="jjski78" data-source="post: 2563729" data-attributes="member: 568999">And this is where we disagree.&nbsp; It makes total sense for the automakers and the audio aftermarket to ignore the zune.&nbsp; The iPod accounts for over 90% of all mp3 players sold and in use.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see that changing any time soon, especially with all the DRM crap microsnooze has loaded the zune down with.&nbsp; The iPod is the most user friendly, has a gigantic online store dedicated to media to be run on it, has the largest aftermarket support out of any portable device, I could go on.So basically, considering that microsnooze is, actually, a very small player in the portable media market...it makes perfect sense to not even bother with them.&nbsp; Do you see any cars or aftermarket HUs with Creative mp3 player controls like they do for the iPod?&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure Creative already has a much larger installed base than microsnooze, but yet, no real aftermarket support.&nbsp; So it&#039;s pretty easy to speculate that the Zune will be a quickly forgotten flop by the almighty microsnooze.Maybe Bill Gates will learn from this.&nbsp; It&#039;s just not cool to rip off other people&#039;s ideas.&nbsp; First they did it with whinedoze, which is and always will be nothing more than a cheap copy of Mac OS.&nbsp; Extremely cheap at that, since whinedoze has never been able to even come close to the stability and security of Mac OS.&nbsp; So, he stole his OS, he stole his mp3 player design, seriously??&nbsp; And people still buy crap from him.&nbsp; About the only thing I can say his company has built entirely on their own (as far as I know) is the XBox.&nbsp; Maybe they should throw in the towel in the world of home computing and portable media and become strictly a video game company.&nbsp; Of course, then they will just revert to their old ways and steal designs from Sony and Nintendo when they run out of ideas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jjski78, post: 2563729, member: 568999"] And this is where we disagree. It makes total sense for the automakers and the audio aftermarket to ignore the zune. The iPod accounts for over 90% of all mp3 players sold and in use. I don't see that changing any time soon, especially with all the DRM crap microsnooze has loaded the zune down with. The iPod is the most user friendly, has a gigantic online store dedicated to media to be run on it, has the largest aftermarket support out of any portable device, I could go on. So basically, considering that microsnooze is, actually, a very small player in the portable media market...it makes perfect sense to not even bother with them. Do you see any cars or aftermarket HUs with Creative mp3 player controls like they do for the iPod? I'm pretty sure Creative already has a much larger installed base than microsnooze, but yet, no real aftermarket support. So it's pretty easy to speculate that the Zune will be a quickly forgotten flop by the almighty microsnooze. Maybe Bill Gates will learn from this. It's just not cool to rip off other people's ideas. First they did it with whinedoze, which is and always will be nothing more than a cheap copy of Mac OS. Extremely cheap at that, since whinedoze has never been able to even come close to the stability and security of Mac OS. So, he stole his OS, he stole his mp3 player design, seriously?? And people still buy crap from him. About the only thing I can say his company has built entirely on their own (as far as I know) is the XBox. Maybe they should throw in the towel in the world of home computing and portable media and become strictly a video game company. Of course, then they will just revert to their old ways and steal designs from Sony and Nintendo when they run out of ideas. [/QUOTE]

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