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Zoinks! Microsoft Confirms Zune Technical Glitch
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... ) admission of a technical problem with the 30-gigabyte version of its Zune music player. According to a brief note posted on the technical support section of Microsoft’s Zune Web site, ...
Zune 30s succumb to software glitch
SuperSite Blog —
... Update: Tom Warren tipped me off that Microsoft is working on a fix. On their Zune support page, Microsoft acknowledges the issue like so: ...
Microsoft Zune 30 GB models mysteriously crashing in droves
Obsessable News Feed —
... on New Year's Eve. Affected players will reset, try to boot, but freeze once the player's status bar fills.
Microsoft posted a short statement on its Zune support page, saying that it's aware of the issue and is working on putting together a fix. The company hasn't yet revealed just what's going on that's crashing the Zunes in the first place, if it's actually tied to today's date, or just coincidentally triggered by a recent firmware update. Affected users should keep an eye on Microsoft's site for updates. ...
Zunes of Death: Microsoft’s Y2K9 Problem
Technologizer —
... , and are therefore inoperable. It’s not clear what’s going on–the fact that Zune tech support has the day off probably doesn’t help–but Microsoft has posted a note stating that they’re aware of the glitches and are working on it . For the sake of all those Zune owners, you gotta hope that there’s an easy fix–and that if it requires another firmware update, the fact that the Zunes can’t start up isn’t a roadblock. Even if Microsoft manages to put things right swiftly, this is a huge embarrassment. I can’t think offhand of another major software company that’s had three recent ...
Zune Epidemic! 30GB Models Failing Worldwide (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... More as we get it, but given how the Zune was never all that successful even when it worked, this might be the final nail. Meanwhile, here's what Microsoft has to say about the problem: ...
Zune users report massive failures
SFGate: The Technology Chronicles —
Zune users report massive failures Owners of the Zune 30GB model, have been waking up to find their music players are part of an apocalyptic meltdown. The music players from Microsoft have been freezing after loading up, leaving users with a picture of the Zune icon and a loading bar. The reports ...
Zune users, you are fired as of today!
The Next Web —
... Microsoft is preparing for a mass layoff of its employees/contractors in January.
Well, I guess they are doing a rehearsal today by “firing” their Zune users.
Zune is the Microsoft answer to Apple’s iPod and today many of its users reported en-masse failures of this music player (specifically, the 30 Gb version of it). The player began freezing at the loading point and become unresponsive (and thus useless).
This is what Microsoft support says:
Customers with 30gb Zune devices ...
The Day the Microsoft Zunes Stood Still
Bits —
... : “My Zune has managed to freeze itself with the Zune Logo and the loading bar on the screen and none of the buttons are responding, rebooting isn’t responding, plugging it into the computer isn’t responding, nothing is working.” Microsoft has not yet identified a specific reason for the crashes, but a notice on the support Web site for the players reads : “Customers with 30gb Zune devices may experience issues when booting their Zune hardware. We’re aware of the problem and are working to correct it. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your patience!” A spokesman for ...
Microsoft Scrambling To Thaw Zune Freeze
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
A surge of online complaints suggests widespread freezing problems with 30 GB version of Microsoft's Zune music player. Online forum threads have sprawled to thousands of messages detailing what some Zune users are calling "Zune 2K9," a reference to the Y2K bug based on the as-yet-unconfirmed belief that the freeze is a time- or calendar-related programming flaw. Others are referring to it as the Midnight Meltdown. A handful of YouTube videos uploaded on Wednesday attempt to document the problem. One of the better titles is "The Day The 30 G Zune Stood Still." "My 30 GB Zune ...
Zune Problems: Why Is My Zune Frozen?
The Inquisitr » Technology —
Having Zune problems? You’re not alone.
Users of Microsoft’s media player are finding their Zunes frozen and stuck on the loading screens. The widespread Zune failure is already being dubbed Z2K or Z2K9.
Zune Freeze: What’s Up?
The Zune freeze appears to be affecting the Zune 30GB models. ...
Microsoft's Year-End Zune Fail
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
Topics: Microsoft Microsoft's Year-End Zune Fail Posted by Dave Methvin , Dec 31, 2008 05:48 PM [image] Users of the 30-GB Zune all over the world awoke this morning to find that it was the day the music died . Although it's still a bit of a mystery why the Zunes failed, the only fix that gets the Zune working right now is an extreme reset that requires disassembling the case to disconnect both the battery and hard drive. If there was ever a question that people were buying Zunes, this simultaneous breakdown has proven that there are plenty of them. A visit to several Zune ...
Zune misery mystery solved
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols's blog —
Some people say I like to beat Microsoft up. Not really. I just dislike bad technology, and Microsoft makes a lot of poor-quality hardware and software. Anyone unfortunate enough to own a 30GB Zune knows exactly what I mean. Today, December 31st, many, if not all, 30GB Zunes, Microsoft's first generation of music players, stopped working ...
