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Technology Lifestyle Shock: Zune doesn’t work with Vista, but buyers like the screen
Technology Lifestyle Shock: Zune doesn’t work with Vista, but buyers like the screen | Shock: Zune doesn’t work with Vista, but buyers like the screen |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Wednesday, 15 November 2006 | |
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With millions of people around the world using one form of Vista already, you’d have to think logic dictates that some of these people live in the US where you can actually buy a Zune might actually like Microsoft products to some degree and are more than interested enough in buying a Zune to try it with Vista. But Microsoft just hasn’t made it compatible as yet, and their Zune operating system compatibility page confirming the lack of Vista support. C’mon Microsoft, why the delay on Zune compatibility with Vista? It’s not as if iTunes is in the same boat, iTunes works perfectly with Vista, and I’m still using the RC1 Vista version. You’d hardly think this was some earth shattering problem that couldn’t have been fixed very quickly. I mean, let’s hope it’s not hard to fix! But then I’m sure it’s not, and support will come by November 30. If it doesn’t come by then (or even sooner), then they’ve got anywhere from then until January 30 to get it right and ready for Vista’s consumer launch. Still, it’s a bit of a bummer if you wanted Microsoft’s latest all-singing, all-dancing portable wonder that handles music, photos and movies with ease, and you wanted to use it with Microsoft’s latest operating system. And while I don’t think anyone ever really expected to be told ‘not compatible’ on day one of Zune’s release, despite all the delays in getting Vista out the door, this just isn’t one of the ‘little things’ you would think that Microsoft would have missed. After all, there’s certainly plenty of Zunes out there right now, as reports have indicated they’re hardly flying off the shelves as happened with the PS3. But while no-one is reporting any sellouts, some stores aren’t even selling it yet.
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