New iPods attacking the Zunes

It was only yesterday that Microsoft announced the release of their new Zunes. And now today, Apple announced the release of their new iPods.
Which is one is the better one? Well, there are upsides to both, and also downsides to both.

The pricing of the Zunes and the iPod nanos and classics are the same, so there will be no advantage there. Unfortunately for Microsoft, new features on the iPods such as the shake shuffling and voice recording are unique to the iPods. However, the Channels feature from Microsoft may be a bit better than the Genius feature.
With NBC coming back to Apple, and the addition of HD shows, the iPods leave the Zunes in the dust, as the zunes upgraded practically for video.

Microsoft still did not add the web browser features to the Zunes, so the iPod Touch is still in the lead here. But now that Zunes can download music with Wi-Fi connections, those looking for less expensive or less feature filled products can find a solid product in the Zune. But the iPod Touch is clearly the best option for a better and more feature filled experience. the iPod Touches also have much more and better games and apps, while the Zune only has 2 games.

But all is not lost here for Microsoft, as there still seem to be no subscription service to be offered by Apple. That means that the Zune subsciptions will be a big difference, allowing users to easily get whatever songs they want without having to keep buying every song, especially with the new Channels feature. Another thing is the Buy from FM feature that may be an easy way for music listeners to easily find and buy new music from using the 450+ radio stations.

I supposed the Zune is still probably better and rightly aimed at hard-core music listeners, but the iPod will appeal to a broader range of people, with more features that don't all have to do with music. If you're one of the people that'd like the cooler iPods and the better video service, then the iPod is probably your choice. But if you're some who loves to listen to music, and doesn't really care about other features, then maybe you'll like the Zunes better music focused features. There's no doubt that Zune could become bigger competition to the iPods in the future, but for now, iPod will probably win another battle.

Tags: iPod, Zune, Apple, Microsoft, iPod Touch, iPod nano, iPod Classic, BlitzTech Blog

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