July 1, 2008

Zune And The 3G iPhone - We'll Say It Here Because Others Won't Elsewhere

With all the hype about the coming release of the 3G iPhone, we'd like to remind you of the things the Zune still does that the iPod still doesn't do …

Wireless Sync. Technically, we guess, the MobileMe service will provide that, but only for email, contacts, and calendar - not content. And, since MobileMe is another $99 a year, it certainly isn't an "out of the box" option. And, yes, we've had this option since November of last year.

Rental Music. We like try before you buy out here and we really like our Zune Pass. Yes, we know Apple says that will never happen and people don't want that but … they said the same about video on the iPod, an iPod phone, movie rentals, etc.

Content Sharing. Can I listen to that album you just bought on your iPhone a few times? Nope? Why not?

The Social. Social like elements will certainly come with the intro of the iPhone App Store, but I don't think any of them will not just tell me what my friends are listening to, but download me a copy as well.

Access to the Team at Zune. Cesar's Blog is ZuneInsider.com. Go ahead, read it. Notice all the names of people adding content? Do you know the names of the decision makers at Apple? What are their email addresses? What are their blogs? Go ahead, get interaction online with them.

Yes, the 3G iPhone is pretty exciting … but … it certainly doesn't own the market on innovation.

Filed under Apple, Microsoft, Microsoft Zune, Podcasts, Zune, Zune Podcasting, iPod by Team Zune Luv

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  • D
    How is the iPhone's phone done poorly? Cause you say so?

    Here are other things the iPhone does that the Zune can't do.

    SMS
    E-mail
    Web browsing
    Location/ navigation (with or without A-GPS)


    These are just native apps... With the App Store, the debate a beyond moot.

    If I want to listen to music I haven't heard before on iPhone, I'll use Pandora or Slacker or Last.fm.

    I'm not an Apple fan in general, but I am an iPhone fan. If you like your Zune, great. But its "innovative" features are useless crap.
  • Don't knock the music rental aspect. It's the one thing that is keeping me on the Verizon network and off of the iPhone. The person who criticized music rental above completely misses the point of renting. He points out that people rarely purchase music they haven't heard before, but doesn't connect this statement to why a person would rent music. Personally, I would rather pay $15-20 a month for unlimited music than for 15-20 new tracks. I realize that other people have other preferences, but my preference is strong enough to keep me from getting an iPhone despite all of the other cool features. There were talks earlier this year about iTunes talking to music companies about creating a rental service, but so far it hasn't happened. My cell phone contract is up in June, and I'm hoping they have a music rental service by then. If not, it's two more years of Verizon for me.
  • Wireless Sync - Leave the Zune in the car, it syncs while I'm sleeping. How beautiful is that? It is carefree and automated. No need to carry it in the house, plug it in, nothing, just leave it in the car...

    Rental Music - Don't start this argument, Apple doubles back on their word all of the time. The PowerPC was much faster then the Intel, right? At least until Apple starting selling it...then somehow it was deprecated without any sudden change in the market. It's an idea, innovation. Everyone mocks every new idea until it becomes accepted. IE: Who needs a computer in their home? A series of connected networks?

    At this point I've already given in to your ignorance and Apple biased comment. I would like to see what the iPhone can do that the Zune can not with the exception of a phone (of which is done awfully poorly, I might add).
  • AMG
    That's the best you could come up with?



    Again with the wireless sync thing? Do you somehow physically feel wifi signals? Do they pleasure you or something? Besides... what good is wireless syncing when software updates are as sporadic as the ones for the Zune are?



    Rental music? Seriously? People don't want to "rent" they're music.. they want to own their music... and if they've never heard the song before (which people are rarely interested in purchasing music they've never heard before to begin with), then they can easily get the gist of the song by the clips provided by iTunes. Besides... who are you kidding anyway? I'd be willing to wager that you have bittorrent clients downloaded on your pee-cee and sites like "thepiratebay" and the various "novas" bookmarked in IE7.



    Content sharing? Outside of marketing spots, I've never seen two people standing next to each other with their Zunes or any other mp3 player, listening to each others music. And if they really want to... it's as simple as plugging their earphones into the other person's player - which they can then listen to as many times as they like.



    The Social? Check out the App Store.. There are numerous apps for this purpose and more importantly, there are actually people out there to use them.



    And as far as your last "point," see above...



    Now... should we remind you of all the things the iPhone does that the Zune still doesn't do or further still - can't do?
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