2: The Microsoft Zune

In the 2000s, the iPod was a true juggernaut, simply dominating the portable music player market. Microsoft wanted a piece of the pie, and launched the Zune 30, which eventually spread into a line of both hardware products and software services.

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Links and Show Notes:

iPod introduction (23 Oct 2001) - YouTube

History of the iPod mini - YouTube

The iPod Nano Introduction - YouTube

iRiver

Zune 30 - Wikipedia

Universal Music get fee for every Zune sold | Engadget

Labels hit back at Apple, now want share of iPod revenues | Engadget

iTunes Price Changes Take Effect | Billboard

Zune review | Engadget

Microsoft Counting on a Twist to Make Zune Shine in Shadow of iPod - The New York Times

Zune review - CNET

Microsoft Zune | Ars Technica

Microsoft Brings Zune HD Support to the Mac – The Mac Observer

Zune 80 review | Ars Technica

Wired Decides: Zune or iPod This Holiday Season? | WIRED

Microsoft surpasses 2 million Zunes sold. Apple sells 3.53 million iPods a month | VentureBeat

Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertainment Service to New Platform and Markets; Confirms New Zune HD Portable Media Player - Stories

Pollux Automatically Cleans and Tags Your iTunes Library

Zune HD review | Engadget

Zune HD review: Zune HD - CNET

Metro (design language) - Wikipedia

I Used a Windows Phone for a Week in 2018! I Will Miss It. - YouTube

Microsoft’s Zune Delivers Connected Music and Entertainment Experience - Stories

R.I.P. Microsoft Zune, 2006-2011 | TechCrunch

The Zune Is Dead. Here's What to Do With Your Old One | WIRED

Zune Subreddit

Zune Update

Zune Update - ARTWORK

Microsoft's $1 Billion Failure - Snazzy Labs - YouTube

Quinn's video on the Zune, published after this episode.