So in all of the iPhone hype, it seems Microsoft has “leaked” a rumor about their new Zune. What’s great about the new Zune?
- More space
- Smaller
- Flash memory version
While that’s a step up over the iPod Nano since the Zune plays video, it’s not a step over the other competitors, which are still getting blown away by the Nano. Either way, none of this comes as a surprise.
If I had to make a guess, this was deliberate and was Microsoft’s way of saying, “Hey! Don’t forget about us when the iPhone comes out!”
There is growing market pressure for the iPod Nano to play video, and I expect Apple to respond very shortly after the iPhone’s release. For those of you wondering, the Nano’s hardware is more than capable (hacked iPod) of playing video.