The Zune HD is dead
After a week or so of on-again off-again reports that Microsoft has ceased production on Zune hardware and will instead focus on software, a new report (and a company rep) confirm that the Zune HD is, indeed, dead.
Microsoft confirms Zune HD is dead
After a flurry of back and forth reports concerning the life of the Zune HD, WMPoweruser is now reporting that Microsoft has indeed pulled the plug on its Zune hardware, and will instead focus its efforts moving forward on the software and services side of the equation.
We reached out to a Microsoft representative for confirmation, and were told that this latest news is indeed correct. In their words: "We are no longer producing Zune devices. Going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of...
Zune HD: still alive?
Seriously, we don't know what's going on with the Zune HD. Apparently pulling the device from the Zune front page originally was a "mixup," and now the statement from Microsoft that did indeed seem to confirm the death of the device has been removed itself! Supposedly the statement was added in "error," and according to a Zune support team Tweet, "no official info has been released stating hardware is being discontinued." We also hear that we may or may not have always been at war with...
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Microsoft 'will no longer be producing Zune players,' and that's the final word
This morning, the Zune HD mysteriously disappeared from Microsoft's Zune website, prompting rabid speculation that the hardware was no more. Later, the multimedia player was restored to its place of former glory. Now, however, the official Zune support page suggests that the original tidings were true: the Zune HD's dead as a doornail. Just read the following quote:
We recently announced that, going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and...
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Is Zune hardware dead? Microsoft removes all mentions from website (updated)
It's not official yet, but it looks like Microsoft's Zune hardware may have faded into the good night -- all mentions of the Zune HD and its brethren have been removed from the Zune website, which has been refocused around the Zune music service on Windows Phone, the Xbox 360, and the PC. The move comes just a few days after Redmond rejiggered the Zune Pass pricing scheme to be more competitive with newer music offerings like Spotify and Rdio, so it looks like there's some much-needed...
