Microsoft promises fresh Zune models in 2009

by admin February 2, 2009 at 8:08 pm

More models, good. More availability, better.

Microsoft has revealed that new Zune models are coming this year. The iPod rival hasn’t had an overwhelmingly impressive run in life and struggled especially over Xmas, but they’re solid, sensibly priced players. Microsoft obviously still hopes to turn the tide on Apple somehow, and a new model wouldn’t go amiss.

Details on what we can expect from the “next generation of Zune innovation” are still scarce. All we know is that Microsoft is planning hardware and software updates. That’s a pretty clear indication that a new model is on the cards, though whether it will be a radical departure from the current Zune design is still an unknown.

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