(xbarrier is referring to this post)
Awesome! I don’t know anyone who regularly uses a Zune so I was being a little snarky—and in fairness Zune has only 2% of the music player market share, so really there aren’t that many out there.
I actually think they’re pretty cool, with great design and features and better pricing than the iPod as a straight media player, though the app store is something the Zune has a very hard time competing with. So my question was serious: do you get tired of the interface and how perfect and slick it is, or does that just make you like it more over time?
update: xbarrier break replied:
(permalink) 1 noteAs far as the interface goes, I’ve never had any issues with the aesthetic + functionality combination. I was actually very excited to see that Windows 7 Mobile (terrible name by the way…) mimicked the Zune. It was something to get used to when I had my first one (Zune 80) because I was a Creative MP3 player junkie before then. The UI is very minimal, concentrates more on getting you where you want to go rather than visual stimulation (I’m referring to buttons/thumbnails for applications).
Over time, like every other tech, you get used to it. I can navigate my Zune, with touch enabled without even looking at it (sometimes with a soft case on top of it). The differences between the HD and the 120 (the one I currently own) aren’t drastic but they exist and I feel like this mobile OS will be more like the HD (more graphic slide transitions). I think the biggest let down for Mac owners (Yeah I’m saying it) is that the Zune software for the actual computer isn’t compatible. I know a few Zune owners that kind of have to hack and slash to use their Zunes, which is terrible. That program alone I think is an incentive to get one because of how it ties into the interface and design.
(: So tl;dr – The interface makes me like it even more over time. It’s also why I have upgraded and replaced my Zune instead of opting out for an ipod for the past two + years.
