online.wsj.com - 1/2/2009
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JESSICA HODGSON Microsoft Corp.'s Zune digital music player was tripped up by leap year, causing thousands of the devices to freeze on Wednesday, presenting a year-end embarrassment for a gadget that's already had a hard enough time winning fans. On Wednesday, Zune owners flooded blogs and ...
zune.net - 1/1/2009
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zune.net —
Follow these steps: Disconnect your Zune from USB
and AC power sources. Because the player is frozen,
its battery will drain—this is good. Wait until the battery is empty and the screen goes black. If the battery was fully charged, this might take a ...
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Zune 30 FAQ
forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
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forums.zune.net —
Early this morning we were alerted by our
customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our
2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical team jumped on the problem immediately and ...
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Zune.net
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... ) has been the subject of much news, talk and rumors the past few days. First, on Wednesday, many of its Zune digital music player froze due to the leap year. Then, China sentenced 11 for software piracy. The allegedly sold at least $2 billion worth of ...
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... , Z2K9 struck on New Year's Eve, when thousands of Microsoft Zunes suddenly stopped working . [Ed. note: Thousands (?!) of Zunes have been sold? Really?] The older 30-Gbyte version of the Zune was apparently affected by the leap year, frustrating Zune owners around the world and bringing devastation on New Year's Eve parties everywhere. ("This was a major inconvenience," ...
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