Nov. 10, 2006 — -- What looks like an iPod, acts like an iPod, plays music, videos and photos like an iPod but isn't an iPod? If Microsoft has anything to say about it, the answer is Zune. The 30 ...

Microsoft’s Zune HD offers some useful and unusual features that make it compelling — for some users. But it’s still not nearly as powerful as its competition from Apple. Microsoft’s new Zune HD is an ...

Physically, the Zune lacks the iPod's jewelry-like qualities: no slick chrome back, no incredibly cool touch-sensitive scrollwheel, slightly bigger, much boxier. While the Zune imitates the iPod's ...

Microsoft’s Zune finally shipped, and everyone agrees: It’s nice but definitely no “iPod killer.” But it could be. And should be. I’ll tell you how in a minute. In my column “Why Microsoft’s Zune ...

The Zune is positioned directly opposite the 30GB iPod, offering the same capacity and $249 suggested retail price. However, the Zune is only available in that 30GB capacity, leaving it rather ...

In light of the Zune update that brings a few very interesting features, the choice between an iPod and a Zune is not so clear-cut. Do you go with the one that has iTunes Store support and more ...

In a technological tale of two cities, Microsoft reported quarterly sales of its Zune media player fell by 54 percent as demand for Apple’s dominant iPod rose by 3 percent. The $100 million drop in ...

SEATTLE — Apple, you've made us addicts. You've spoiled us for all others. So don't worry about Zune crashing the party and stealing us away from you. It's not going to happen. Believe us. Sure, the ...

"This is not a six-month initiative, where somehow in six months we will have captured the marketplace," Microsoft Entertainment and Devices Division President Robbie Bach said Thursday. "This will be ...

Microsoft’s new Zune HD is an innovative media player, but the obvious question remains: Has Microsoft finally matched or even surpassed Apple’s iPod/iTunes juggernaut? What is it? The Zune HD comes ...