The Sad Tale of Microsoft Zune

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🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Microsoft jumped into the mp3 player space a little late. Apple had been producing iPods for five years when the first Zune hit shelves. But that was just the beginning of a series of problems Microsoft encountered. We explore the sad (and short) story of the Zune.

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