36: Zune

Lots of people make fun of the Zune, Microsoft's short-lived challenge to Apple's iPod. But does it deserve such widespread ridicule??? Find out on today's episode of Desperate Acts of Capitalism! Edited by Anne Henry JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASE, WEEKLY BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR BELOVED $5 AND UP PATRONS: Courtney Witcher, Raven Snow, Sam Johnson, Owen Traxler, Cyrus Katzenburg, Marilyn Kearney, remi-rose Evans, Kelly Carroll, Kate Volz, Emily Schmitt, Marissa Kerr, Jamie Galioto, L0ST VEGAS, Cleophidian, Gaby Nogueira, Garrett M, Robert Swenson, Alexis Maschke, Bird Schneider, Errant Harpy, Gina T, LiteralCryptid, Sam, Librarium Studios, Songmanne, Betsy, Blake V, Neen Varela, Sleep System, theo collin, Margarita Wilson, Eva, Karyn Washington Desperate Acts of Capitalism is a comedy podcast about money, marketing, and how it all goes wrong. Join us on our magical journey through a wonderland of burning money! Hosted by CT Kelly and Evan Swope. IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zune https://medium.com/@shiriendamra/why-the-zune-failed-132784522ff0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ly84e6EaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnoImD2KTBY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A74b9ZWLV8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtY8a105XU https://www.businessinsider.com/robbie-bach-explains-why-the-zune-flopped-2012-5?IR=T https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/smartphones/tales-tech-history-microsoft-zune-210569 https://www.theverge.com/2012/5/14/3019100/zune-hardware-mistake-robbie-bach https://slate.com/technology/2012/10/microsoft-zune-how-one-of-the-biggest-flops-in-tech-history-helped-revive-a-great-american-tech-company.html https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/16/microsoft-ends-zune-music-streaming-service-apple https://gizmodo.com/actually-barack-obama-doesnt-use-a-zune-5102516 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qw5ax/zune-forever-the-diehards-still-obsessed-with-microsofts-colossal-failure https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/51578/the-man-behind-the-zune.html https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/j-allard-the-failures-of-the-zune-and-the-record-labels/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Allard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2007/10/03/zune-qa-with-microsofts-j-allard/ Music: In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bathed in the Light by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3425-bathed-in-the-light License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/