You need more content to compete with iTunes.
For example iTunes has all the back catalogue of Kylie Minogue. Zune only has more recent stuff and then is cluttered with Kareoke or other waste albums that most people would have 0% in buying. If you wanna keep those (not released by the artist) then move them atleast to the end or allow us to hide them.
Second BIG complaint is Recommendations. I should be able to tag an artist or album as one that I dislike. Its annoying to keep hiding the same albums or artists. That way Zune can LEARN what I like and get even better recommendations. Just because you like Artist A does not alway means you like Artist B.
NPGMBR wrote: Well to be honest this is a problem you bring on yourself. Zune Markeplace allows you to put your collection on up to 3 PCs (if I remember correctly). Honestly, how many times do you need to do this? If anything I would think you would keep your primary PC out of the testing environment because too many things can go wrong. If you haven't already done it, you should go into settings in Marketplace and be sure that you only have a certain amount of PCs on your account. One thing you might be able to do everthing time you set-up a new PC is to be sure to Name the PC a name thats already on your list of allowable PCs (of course this should not be a PC thats actually in use). I would hope that you are smart enough to keep your music on an external drive because if you are wiping out your music every time you test a new OS (like some other poor sap did) you will eventually lose the ability to download those tracks. But if this really is a problem for you the easiest thing to do is keep your primary PC out of the testing envrionment all-together.
Well to be honest this is a problem you bring on yourself. Zune Markeplace allows you to put your collection on up to 3 PCs (if I remember correctly). Honestly, how many times do you need to do this? If anything I would think you would keep your primary PC out of the testing environment because too many things can go wrong.
If you haven't already done it, you should go into settings in Marketplace and be sure that you only have a certain amount of PCs on your account. One thing you might be able to do everthing time you set-up a new PC is to be sure to Name the PC a name thats already on your list of allowable PCs (of course this should not be a PC thats actually in use). I would hope that you are smart enough to keep your music on an external drive because if you are wiping out your music every time you test a new OS (like some other poor sap did) you will eventually lose the ability to download those tracks.
But if this really is a problem for you the easiest thing to do is keep your primary PC out of the testing envrionment all-together.
One last thing: You can thank the music companies for these limitations. They are the ones that set the restrictions and this is not something that is unique to Zune the iTunes and Rhapsody come with limitations too.
Welcome to the Dawn!NPGMBR
zunarrific wrote:The only thing I dislike about the whole zune concept is the lack of ability to change computers more than once a month. I have been going back and forth with OS beta's and back to vista. I only have one machine with Zune software on it. To your system it appears to be 3, even though it is only one. Its not even that I have multiple partitions with different levels of windows OS on them. Now I have to wait a month to sync material to my Zune. I don't understand the need for this limitation. Thanks for your answer Mark
The only thing I dislike about the whole zune concept is the lack of ability to change computers more than once a month. I have been going back and forth with OS beta's and back to vista. I only have one machine with Zune software on it. To your system it appears to be 3, even though it is only one. Its not even that I have multiple partitions with different levels of windows OS on them. Now I have to wait a month to sync material to my Zune. I don't understand the need for this limitation.
Thanks for your answer
Mark
SmplyComplicted - Thats easy. If you are in the U.S. you can get a pass here: http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/zunepass/default.htm
If you're not in the U.S. then you're out of luck, for now.
NPGMBR wrote: It does seem to make sense but in reality its much more complicated than that. Though MS may own Halo it certainly does not mean they on the music associated with it. If you have ever heard a bunch of songs during a movie and wanted to get the soundtrack only to find out that the songs you got were totally different from what was in the movie; its because of some stupid rights dispute between the film makers and the person or persons that have the rights to the music. I would suggest you look for the credits to the songs on the packaging for Halo or somewhere on the web and see if you can find the artist locate the song somewhere else.
It does seem to make sense but in reality its much more complicated than that. Though MS may own Halo it certainly does not mean they on the music associated with it.
If you have ever heard a bunch of songs during a movie and wanted to get the soundtrack only to find out that the songs you got were totally different from what was in the movie; its because of some stupid rights dispute between the film makers and the person or persons that have the rights to the music.
I would suggest you look for the credits to the songs on the packaging for Halo or somewhere on the web and see if you can find the artist locate the song somewhere else.
crazypaul35 wrote:1) Just started Zune Pass, far superior to Amazon MP3 or some other non-DRM legit way to obtain music. Only thing is I wish I could see my (aka non-DRM/non-Zune Pass) music so I can sort out what I can and cannot burn to CD or copy of my free volition.==> Maybe a column that appears to the right of the synced-to-my-Zune column?[snipped]