The Microsoft Zune uses proprietary software to manage music, software that several folks out there in radio land don’t necessarily enjoy using. The ultimate goal is to be able to fully use the Zune with Windows Media Player 11 and, slowly but surely, indie coders are approaching this goal. A user on the Zunerama forums, ronaldmonster, is so, so close to getting WMP to recognize his Zune. All that’s left is convincing WMP to sync with the Zune, something that’s proving to be more difficult than Zune fans would like to hear. Keep up the faith, sirs, for it’s only a matter of time till you can use your portable media player of choice on WMP.
Just think how ticked off people would be if the iPod used something other than iTunes to transfer songs. I’m sure Microsoft has it reasons, though.
I’m like 90% of the way there, but I got WMP 11 to reconize the Zune. [Zunerama Forums via Zuunerama]
M$ has lots of reasons, it just doesn’t share them.
Jon
How can I add a windows Media Player video to my site?
@Danica…
Embed a .WMV video is easy. Google for help. How to embed WMV.
The main reason is the DRM and Hardware that the “Plays for Sure” Campaign use. microsoft did not want to step on existing, “lucrative” business deals with all the MP3 Player Manufacturers that use WMP for their main interface.
Finally, I was happy with the new software but I HATE the new version. I’ve only been using it to sync and it screwed up my Zune’s Library, I hope MS fixes that glitch within a week.
I dont like the new software either. Why cant MS just make it compatible with wmp?
I totally agree!
What’s even funnier (and by that I mean more pathetic) is that Microsoft Windows can’t even locate the driver for it’s own hardware!! Plug it into the machine without the Zune software–it doesn’t know what it is. Ask it to automatically download/install drivers from the internet–IT CAN’T.
SO STUPID!!
I just bought a Zune ….what a let down on the software! grr Why in the world don’t they use the software they already have???? WMP 11 I am returning it and going back to itunes! Great way to lose business. I hate itunes, but I hate zune-tunes more…use what we ALL like & you have. WMP !!
Here I am in 2009 and I have to work with the Zune program. WMP is there for me too but I cannot use my Zune with it. Running the two progrtams is nutty, it screws up the music library with duplictes etc.
This was such a “Bush” decision on Microsoft’s part.