Welcome To The Social, Now Pay Up Sucka
- July 12th, 2007
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In what has to be the worst patent idea ever, is it any surprise that it comes from Redmond? The Zune is an obsolete device and I can say that with confidence because if it were to take off and be a major player then it would have happened in fair Gotham. I’ve only seen a handful of people joining ‘the social’ and I’ve never seen two Zunes in one place. So how are people expected to make money off of this new patent?
Utilizing the Wi-Fi that remains dormant until you accidentally activate it will transfer tunes as it should, but after the third play you’ll be prompted to purchase the song. If you choose to do so then the socialite who sent it to you will get a few cents while the Zune Marketplace and copyright holder will be rolling in the dough. It also works with ‘pirated’ music where the transaction will make it a legal MP3. Nice try, Microsoft.
Paid Zune Sharing: Patent Pending [Zune Scene]
Cosmic (Who am I?)
11 months ago
Peter,
I’m worried about you, man. Maybe it’s city living, maybe it’s all the blogging, maybe it’s the weather. But you seem to have just lost it - this wasn’t a crunchgear post about potential new technology, this was a poorly written rant.
First of all, this is obviously not the worst patent idea ever. Even allowing for hyperbole, that’s a pretty weak lede. All patents that rely on an as-yet-unrealized network effect are not bad ideas.
Second, the Zune is not obsolete. It’s hard to even approach the reasons for that, since “obsolete” is just a patently inaccurate description, not unlike saying the Zune is “super-sonic” or “creamy and delicious.” I think maybe what you were looking for was, “The Zune is a niche device.” Or, “The Zune does not have and will not gain widespread use.” Or more likely, “M$ is the SUX0RZ…lol, pwned!!1!”
Simply put, it’s pretty hard for me to see how a device with around 1,000,000 sales in the last year or so and unique features that have yet to be replicated by any other player on the market is “obsolete.”