Microsoft has had several issues with some of its products in recent years.
First it was the XBox 360's "Three Red Rings" of death. This bug resulting in owners' 360's gaming consoles overheating, and literally dying out where they could not be utilized anymore. This led to a massive recall of Microsoft's popular video gaming system. After that, the controversial Microsoft Windows Vista operating system was released and the world seemed to be up in arms, as many have found different flaws/errors/etc. in the operating system since its release.
Now you can add the popular Microsoft Zune to that list. The Zune, a music player released in November of 2006 was designed to compete against Apple's iPOD and give people another choice when purchasing an MP3 player. So far, it has been a great product, but when the clock struck midnight on December 31st, 2008 a major programming bug hit the device, causing many Zune's to freeze up.
Users Report 30GB Zunes Seizing Up; Microsoft ID's Clock Bug
With the recent track history of Microsoft product issues, it makes me want to never purchase stuff from Microsoft anymore. One would wonder how three major products such as the XBox 360, Windows Vista OS, and Zune could all have such major flaws upon release. Just goes to show that Quality Control of a product is very important, and if it goes overlooked, it can bite a company in the butt. Its bit Microsoft several times in the past couple years, and currently has people like me not wanting to purchase anything from them anymore.
On a quick closing note, I've had an Apple iPOD for 3+ years right now, and I have had zero issues with it.
Labels: Microsoft Zune, Product Glitch
Sure its lyrics to the classic 50 Cent song "Wanksta", but its also a great headline to an interesting bit of sports news I found last week. Turns out when Penn State played USC for the Rose Bowl on New Years Day, there was one person missing from the PSU sidelines...being the Penn State mascot, "Nittany Lion".
