Well, I got the Zune unwrapped the day after it came out, and it’s got a few hours of pounding on it. I'm pretty impressed with the Zune hardware, only gripe is the circular fake wheel. They should have just kept Toshiba's cross looking mechanism, would have done the Zune more justice, but aside from that pain, the hardware met my expectations.
But the critical problem is that the software you install on your pc to transfer files is a complete piece of junk. Sorry dev’s while the code isn’t the problem, err for the most part ;), the design and implementation is a horrible piece of garbage. Being a developer myself, I doubt the developers who wrote the Zune would find it useful at all. I would have thought since the execs at Microsoft were so hell bent on changing protocols and shying away from the PlaysForSure protocol they would at least make absolute certain that you would have a easy, fun, and painless way of transferring and managing your files for the Zune. Unfortunately, I get the feeling that the company enlisted to make the program went on a 6 month fiesta came back a few months before release and crammed this piece of filth out the door. (I’m not saying they did, but it sure feels that way)
So I decided lets see what there software does so I can attempt to make a much better program which is easier to use, to manage, and to transfer files to my Zune. I will add posts and updates on my progress so that when it’s conquered, you can see how it’s done.
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