Zune hates Vista
p2pnet.net News:- The two Big Projects being touted by Bill and the Boyz are Vista and Zune.
But one won’t work with the other.
It’s already for sure that Zune won’t play music from the likes of Napster, MTV’s Urge or Yahoo Music Unlimited, all of which use Microsoft’s very own Windows Media PlaysForSure DRM (digital restrictions management) consumer control application.
And now it turns out that Zune is no good with Vista either, says AppleInsider.
“This operating system is currently not supported by Zune,” reads an error message when trying to install Zune software on the latest versions of Microsoft’s own Windows Vista operating system, says the story.
And with it comes a splash screen of three women apparently writhing in pain.
However, “it’s the official installer backdrop chosen by the Redmond, Wash. folks to appear for each and every customer who installs a Zune,” says AppleInsider.
But Zune users do have a choice: download from the dedicated Zune music store, or rip their own CDs.
But Hey! When you’re a monopolist, you figure you have consumers by the short and curlies.
Also See:
already for sure – Zune won’t play PlaysForSure, September 18, 2006
AppleInsider – Zune incompatible with Windows Vista, November 14, 2006
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November 16th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
Recently, reports have surfaced on a compatibility issue involving Vista, the upcoming Windows operating system. The OS, which is currently available in beta form, refused to recognize the player in a recent test conducted by AppleInsider.
Vista will not ship to consumers until the end of January, and Microsoft indicated that a patch will be issued by that point.
Meanwhile, only a small percentage of Windows users are operating the beta version of Vista, potentially reducing the problem to non-issue.
source: http://digitalmusicnews.com/
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November 16th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
when stuff doesn’t work perfectly on beta products.
Don’t think im touting microsoft’s glory here, I just think creating a news article about a 2 day old product not working properly on a beta product is not quite news, much less p2p news.
sorry jon just my 4cents
DEAR GOD JON MAKE THE FONT MORE LEGIBLE or specify some rules with this spam typing letter box. 6 times MAKE THAT 7
hint: Don’t use i or L or 1
don’t use an 0 or O
or make sure the font you use is completely distinguishable
November 17th, 2006 at 3:00 am
> all of which use Microsoft’s very own Windows Media PlaysForSure DRM
Plays for Sure? Proof from Microsoft that C.R.A.P. never plays for sure.
The Facts: With DRM, Nothing Truly “Plays for Sure”
http://www.eff.org/IP/DRM/guide/