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Microsoft Employee Passes on the Zune

On his blog, a Microsoft employee that goes by the name of Nasa evaluates the Zune, and picks a competitor's device (the Toshiba's Gigabeat). Find out why.

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shotty7134d ago

:S, the biggest point against the zune was that the Gigabeat had a more hollow feeling that this user like as opposed to the more solid feel the zune has.

THWIP7134d ago

...that the idiot would know the Zune IS a Gigabeat; it's the same tech, with a slightly bigger screen and a new exterior. And I'd hardly call it a "competitor", since Toshiba and MS are partners on this, and HD-DVD.

BIadestarX7134d ago (Edited 7134d ago )

What division does this guy works? Let's not forget Microsoft is a huge organization with thousands of employees. Just because you work for microsoft it does not mean you get anything for free or even a discount. Most microsoft employee have to take their butt to the retail store and pay their own money. I will give you an example: Just becase you work in Burger King it does not mean you love eating their food.
The obvious purpose of this article is to show that "Not" even microsoft employees want the product they make. Microsoft is not a religion you have to convert to before you start working for them. Just like everyother company, most people work there to pay bills. Don't have to buy their products and are entitled to have their own preferences.

OC_MurphysLaw7134d ago

Not even sure why this is posted?

Grown Folks Talk7134d ago

that os refund article from yesterday. at least the zune interacts with the 360, so it's slightly worthy in that aspect.

Marriot VP7134d ago

one out of thousands of employees, this hardly means anything, much like the one out of hundreds of EA employees who dissed gears of war.

He didn't like it cause they were the first ones to perfect online coop play, while his game army of two was supposed to. Jealousy

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai28d ago (Edited 28d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio28d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing28d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9228d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit28d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing28d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9228d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."