{"id":8551,"date":"2021-10-23T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T08:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1370833"},"modified":"2021-10-23T08:00:42","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T08:00:42","slug":"while-everyone-obsessed-over-the-ipod-i-stanned-the-zune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=8551","title":{"rendered":"While everyone obsessed over the iPod, I stanned the Zune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The iPod turns 20 this year. That device changed tech as we know it, starting Apple\u2018s resurgence and eventual dominance of the tech industry. But while everyone reminisces about grinding their thumb joints to a powder swirling around the click wheel, I\u2019m looking back fondly at Microsoft\u2019s superior competitor.<\/p>\n

I am, of course, talking about the Zune.<\/p>\n

Okay, I might not be able to objectively argue that the Zune was better than the iPod, but I do<\/em> think it holds up better in 2021. I may be in the minority here, but from where I\u2019m standing, the Zune was just the better music player \u2014 one ahead of its time.<\/p>\n

Its matte, soft-touch hardware was weird but unique<\/h3>\n

Brown.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the color most people would come up with for launching a new device into the world, but it\u2019s the color Microsoft chose.<\/p>\n