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- - Shift: What Microsoft's Zune player has to do to beat the iPod
  - Original contribution by: Adam Frucci, scifi.com
  - 7/25/2006 5:06:10 AM
  - The iPod is the clear leader in digital audio players and has been since its launch for a reason - many reasons, in fact: simple design, ease of use, and elegant syncing with iTunes and its music store. Those features are often imitated but have yet to be improved upon. Everyone's been waiting for Microsoft, which most of the time is Apple's largest and most fierce rival, to directly take on the iPod, and it now looks like the company's getting around to doing just that. The player on the other side is the mystery-enshrouded Zune, rumored to be slated for a holiday season release this year. However, in order to get me to ditch my beloved iPod, the Zune is going to have to do more than just imitate the king of the mountain. It needs to load on features that I'll want as soon as I hear about them without becoming cluttered and confusing. That's not an easy task.
    
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