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C|Net was initially very positive about the Zune's wireless feature, and yet I think this article captures perfectly why the feature is effectively meaningless as a feature for the Zune; the iPod is, of course, a different story. The author wanders the San Francisco streets, going from coffee shop to BART cars hunting for a fellow Zune-user. (a 'Zunie' perhaps?). He finally finds some sucess:

This time, I did not see the familiar rejection notice. Was I dreaming? Nearby: "I am a Lengend." There was another Zune. "I should send them a song," I thought. But what? I quickly settled on R.E.M's "Begin the Begin." "Lost connection," my Zune reported.

The author finds his Zunemate, but I think the point has been made, with Microsoft's target goal of 1 Million Zunes by June 2007, the Zune lacks the population density. The iPod, however, has the numbers to make this an interesting feature, but for the Zune you lose two hours of battery life for a feature that's all about filling out a features list rather than actually adding something fun to your daily life.

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