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Re: Rune: A local music player reviving Zune's classic aesthetic

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Post by Yhippa » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 2:39 AM UTC

Rinzler89 wrote: post #34

handity wrote: post #8

As somewhat of a Zune fanatic, it always makes me happy to see a new Metro-inspired UI, but every one of these Zune-inspired projects falls short when compared to the actual Zune application, which imo is the absolutely pinnacle of music players. It presents your music library in a way that to me is aesthetically pleasing and entirely intuitive. The three column layout, with sorting options for each, is ideal. Filter…

IMHO Xbox 360, Zune, Windows 7-10 Mobile and Metro were very good UX implementations at their time, and bizarrely far superior to the touch mode Windows 11 offers today on tablets. WTF Microsoft, why are you regressing on all fronts?! Zune never took off because it came too late and was going against a market already dominated by the iPod, and Metro was hated since Microsoft shoved it down the throats of desktop user…

That Zune music subscription was Spotify before Spotify was Spotify

Re: Rune: A local music player reviving Zune's classic aesthetic

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Post by hammyhavoc » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:37 AM UTC

losses wrote: post #74

hammyhavoc wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zune never took off just like HoloLens, Band, Kinect and Windows Phone didn't take off—not because they were in any way late, but because Microsoft is never "all-in" with any of these ventures. The Xbox was somewhat of an anomaly owing to exclusives like Halo and Gears of War, but it's floundering, and in some countries, like Japan, it's just never taken off, period. Apple Vision doesn't seem to be a sensation in ter…

Band, Microsoft Band, oh how heartbreaking it is to read about the name. I once owned a Microsoft Band and was even excited about the second generation. Its design was captivating. But now it's all gone. My only remaining first-generation Band became unusable due to the notorious cracking issue. Now, I'm stuck with my Fitbit, which lacks design taste and inevitably has battery issues every three years. It's a product…

I hear ya. I bought Bands for the whole family as we were all-in on Windows Phone/Mobile. Beautiful ideas left to wither on the vine. Truly a pity.

Re: Rune: A local music player reviving Zune's classic aesthetic

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Post by hammyhavoc » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:41 AM UTC

com2kid wrote: post #68

hammyhavoc wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Zune never took off just like HoloLens, Band, Kinect and Windows Phone didn't take off—not because they were in any way late, but because Microsoft is never "all-in" with any of these ventures. The Xbox was somewhat of an anomaly owing to exclusives like Halo and Gears of War, but it's floundering, and in some countries, like Japan, it's just never taken off, period. Apple Vision doesn't seem to be a sensation in ter…

> Hell, even the Microsoft Band beat the Apple Watch to market. We weren't making any money off of them and the 100% failure rate of Band 2 doomed the project. Which sucked, customers loved us and we had features that still aren't matched by anything else on the market even today.

Wow, can I just say that my family and I loved our Bands? We had issues with the plastics breaking down on the first gen (had them replaced a few times due to them becoming unwearably uncomfortable due to it within the space of a couple months), but I'll be damned if it wasn't one of my favourite gadgets of all time in terms of tasteful design and innovative ideas.

Many a familial glass of wine was raised to whoever you might have been whilst discussing how much we loved them!

Re: Rune: A local music player reviving Zune's classic aesthetic

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Post by com2kid » Mon, Oct 07, 2024, 6:26 PM UTC

hammyhavoc wrote: post #83

com2kid wrote: post #68

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Hell, even the Microsoft Band beat the Apple Watch to market. We weren't making any money off of them and the 100% failure rate of Band 2 doomed the project. Which sucked, customers loved us and we had features that still aren't matched by anything else on the market even today.

Wow, can I just say that my family and I loved our Bands? We had issues with the plastics breaking down on the first gen (had them replaced a few times due to them becoming unwearably uncomfortable due to it within the space of a couple months), but I'll be damned if it wasn't one of my favourite gadgets of all time in terms of tasteful design and innovative ideas. Many a familial glass of wine was raised to whoever…

I have some blog posts about the making of Band, if you want to know more about how it was developed feel free to have a read!

https://meanderingthoughts.hashnode.dev/cooperative-multitas...