Apple and Microsoft. The Neverending Story.
The battle between the Apple and Microsoft seems to be one that will unfortunately be inevitable as more and more generations of the two players are produced.
The US Patent & Trademarket Office on March 1, 2007 granted Apple regarding the double shot effect that we see in the Brown and the Black Zunes today. Unfortunately, Apple applied for such a patent back in 2005 – a year before the Zune was even announced – and with the patent now being granted, it seems as if Microsoft may hit a hard sales block.
If excluding the Wi-Fi features, Microsoft has been revered for their creativity with the double shot effect. But unfortunately, with the patent now being released nearly five months after the release of the Zune, it makes us wonder if we’ll see such an effect with the next-gen Zunes.
Amanda said,
I had the zune I hated it, It was one of the worst mp3 players ever. I went back returned it and bought an ipod. Bleh.
Alan said,
Does this mean we’ll no longer be seeing fancy borders on the Zune’s edges? 🙁
If that’s the case: dang you Apple!