The Clever Geek

I downloaded and installed the Zune 2.5 update last night and am very excited.

The new update added two great features and some others that I really didn't care about:

• Auto Playlists
• Gapless playback
• Zune Card integration for friends (if you have a zune pass, you can also download all of their content)
• WIRELESS SYNCING! Take that iPod!
• Tv shows that you can download on your Zune.  Of course, if you already have a plethora of video from an app such as TED, you can sync that as well... for free.  

I think I like it when Microsoft is fighting an uphill battle.  The iPod is still strong and for every feature Apple gives you, M$ will give it to you as well. But probably slightly later. The wireless sync did seem to take a little longer than usual but is a feature I will use often. 

 My bittersweet joy for this update can be summarized in an open letter to Microsoft:

 Dear Microsoft,
Thank you for giving me features that I didn't expect for once. Though I know you're in a war for a market share and I am merely a casualty, I thank you for your features.  I've come to admire your hotfixes over the years that you've released to patch buffer overflows and the such but features?  Thank you. 

 -Andy P.
A The Clever Geek Author 

P.S. Alfter this I almost forgive you for that time I bought my XBOX and though it had a DVD drive in it, you wrote software to disable it so that you could sell me some unnecessary junk to re-enable it.