Speaking of bad launches, I don't think I'd want a job as one of Microsoft's PR flack's right now. This Engadget review is just devastating - and having a series of crashes on 2 separate systems is not encouraging. The Apple Matters site is biased, sure - but the Zune point system take-down is well deserved.

The list of things MS got wrong (I went through this already) is simply amazing. When I told my wife and daughter last night that the Zune wouldn't work with Windows Media Player, they were just stunned - and I think that's going to be the normal reaction.

Oh, and one other thing - while I was at Gamestop, I saw the Zune promo materials. "Welcome to the Social"??? Do the MS marketing gnomes think it's 1920, and we're all headed out for ice cream? If this is what the major iPod competition is going to look like, I don't think Apple has much to worry about.

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