I got a cast off Zune a while back, and hadn't had the time to mess with it until yesterday. Its an older player with 32GB - kind of heavy and clunky and ugly. Did I say its made by Micros--t?
I found it interesting that my Windows 7 Mobile Device Center doesn't recognize the unit at all when you plug it into a USB port. Nor does Windows Media Player recognize the device to sync to. Does anyone besides me think that its weird that Micros--t makes the OS, makes the media player software, and makes the device itself, but they don't work together? This could only happen with Micros--t (or a government program).
I downloaded the Zune 3.0 software and installed it, and the player managed to come to life. With what little experience I've had, the player seems to play OK. The user interface is awful, but talk about crappy interfaces... Have you seen the Zune 3.0 software?!!? It sucks only the way a Micros--t product can.
Why I continue to be amazed at the sheer crappiness of Micros--t products, I don't know, but they always manage to outdo themselves.
