http://www.nickstarr.com/2006/12/07/im-giving-up-my-ipods/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:51:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.nickstarr.com/2006/12/07/im-giving-up-my-ipods/comment-page-1/#comment-130325 Zune Accessory » I’m giving up my iPod(s) Wed, 16 May 2007 10:51:32 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2006/12/07/im-giving-up-my-ipods/#comment-130325 [...] post by Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com December 07th 2006 Posted to [...] [...] post by Nick Starr.com : Nick Starr dot com December 07th 2006 Posted to [...]

]]> http://www.nickstarr.com/2006/12/07/im-giving-up-my-ipods/comment-page-1/#comment-80673 Zune Insider : NickStarr.com: An Interesting Experiment Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:06:46 +0000 http://www.nickstarr.com/2006/12/07/im-giving-up-my-ipods/#comment-80673 [...] NickStarr.com: An Interesting Experiment Note: I know that some readers of this blog swore a blood oath against Microsoft in the 12th century. This post is not so much for you. . . or is it!?  Reading a little bit about Zune on the internets today, I came across something interesting. A blogger* out there named Nick Starr wants to give Zune a fair and balanced review, after using it exclusively for one month. And he's asking his readers to donate half of the cost:  I’m going to give up any and all use of my iPods for an entire month and use the Zune exclusively, even my cute little new shuffle. During the month, I will give updates about features that I find useful and ones that annoy me. At the end, I will write an entire Ars Technica style’d review of the Zune covering EVERYTHING and anything about it. . . Here’s what I’m proposing. I’ve installed an Amazon gift link over on the right hand sidebar. Once I get 1/2 the cost of the Zune in donations, I will pitch in with the other half and make the purchase. That means I need $125 in donations, otherwise this thing isn’t going to fly. The catch: he's considered by many to be an iFanboy, but one who'll be willing to write a balanced review: I’d like to give the Zune a fair shot. I know I’m considered to be quite the Apple fan boy, but I also can stand back and look objectively at something to provide a fair and balanced review of it. It's a really cool idea. Heck, I'm actually so interested in the results of this that I've got 1/2 a mind to just send him my own personal Zune player. Anyways, I've said before that I (we) love feedback. So I'm really interested to see how this develops. *To head off any speculation/accusation right away, no-one, including me, from Microsoft has ever spoken with Mr. Starr. The idea to raise money for a Zune is entirely his own. I'm posting this on my blog because I think it's interesting.  |  Friday, December 08, 2006 2:24 AM  |  0 Comments Tags: Zune, Parallels, Accessories, Zune Marketplace  [...] [...] NickStarr.com: An Interesting Experiment Note: I know that some readers of this blog swore a blood oath against Microsoft in the 12th century. This post is not so much for you. . . or is it!?  Reading a little bit about Zune on the internets today, I came across something interesting. A blogger* out there named Nick Starr wants to give Zune a fair and balanced review, after using it exclusively for one month. And he’s asking his readers to donate half of the cost:  I’m going to give up any and all use of my iPods for an entire month and use the Zune exclusively, even my cute little new shuffle. During the month, I will give updates about features that I find useful and ones that annoy me. At the end, I will write an entire Ars Technica style’d review of the Zune covering EVERYTHING and anything about it. . . Here’s what I’m proposing. I’ve installed an Amazon gift link over on the right hand sidebar. Once I get 1/2 the cost of the Zune in donations, I will pitch in with the other half and make the purchase. That means I need $125 in donations, otherwise this thing isn’t going to fly. The catch: he’s considered by many to be an iFanboy, but one who’ll be willing to write a balanced review: I’d like to give the Zune a fair shot. I know I’m considered to be quite the Apple fan boy, but I also can stand back and look objectively at something to provide a fair and balanced review of it. It’s a really cool idea. Heck, I’m actually so interested in the results of this that I’ve got 1/2 a mind to just send him my own personal Zune player. Anyways, I’ve said before that I (we) love feedback. So I’m really interested to see how this develops. *To head off any speculation/accusation right away, no-one, including me, from Microsoft has ever spoken with Mr. Starr. The idea to raise money for a Zune is entirely his own. I’m posting this on my blog because I think it’s interesting.  |  Friday, December 08, 2006 2:24 AM  |  0 Comments Tags: Zune, Parallels, Accessories, Zune Marketplace  [...]

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