There Is A Lot Of Hype Around The Release Of The Zune Player. Microsoft Claims That Their Portable Media Device Is A Real IPod Killer. But The Reality May Not Be That Easy. There Are 3 Reasons Though That Makes Us Believe That The Zune Can Succeed. Two Of Them Are Already Announced But The Third One Is More On Our Wish List For Now.Wi-fi ConnectivityWith The Introduction Of The Zune In November, Microsoft Brings The Portable Media Players On New Grounds. The Wi-fi Feature Will Enable Users To Socialize Within Their Music Universe. The Social Web As Took All The Attention On The Internet In The Last Year Or So. With The Zune, A Part Of That Trend Becomes Portable. Exchanging A Song Or A Video May Look Boring But Doing It With The Zune And At The Speed Of A Wi-fi Network Will Be Very Attractive For Young People. On A Negative Note, The Drm Feature (Digital Rights Management) Could Eventually Generate Frustration Among Zune Users.Integrated MarketplaceThe Subscription Base Zune Marketplace Could Be A Real Skyrocket Feature. Being Able To Access An Online Database Of New Music Without Having To Download It First To Your Computer Will Make The Zune A Real And First Portable Media Device. The Other Important Aspect Of The Zune Marketplace Is The Ability To Download As Many Songs As You Want For A Flat Fee. If We Can Access The Zune Marketplace Thru A Public Wi-fi Network It Will Be A Real Technology And Music Orgasm!VoIp PhoneThis Feature As Not Been Announced By Microsoft (yet!) But It Would Be Like A Cherry On A Sundae To Have It. Imagine If Your Wi-fi Portable Device Could Connect Thru Internet To Access A VoIp Network. This Feature Should Not Be Very Difficult To Develop Because Most Of The Required Hardware Is Already There (besides The Microphone). A VoIp Phone Would Be A Lot Easier To Release Compared To A Real Mobile Phone Which Requires A Lot More Integration Work And Approvals.
