Z2K

Apple and Microsoft have been fighting over the technology market for years now. They both have computers, and MP3 players. I am an Apple fan myself. I find that Apple products just seem to work better then anything Microsoft can produce, though I am a fan of the Xbox which is a Microsoft product.
In 2006 in response to Apples widely popular IPod, Microsoft released the Zune, a 30-gigbyte MP3 player. On New Years Eve thousand of Zune’s around the world froze. Many forums described this as “Z2K” and “Zunesday”. Microsoft released a statement shortly after saying that there was a problem with the devices internal clock. Devices released later with increased storage capacity were not affected.
Microsoft stated that the problem with the internal clock was that it improperly handled the last of the leap year and that the problem would resolve itself in due time.
The way I see it, this is just another sign that Microsoft is really not the machine to be buying anymore. I think people are just scared of switching over to a different machine simply because it is different. We are all so used to Windows and its errors and we think that that’s just the way it is. My opinion is Apple is the better machine whether it is MP3’s or computers. You don’t hear of any world wide IPod failures do you?


http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Leap+year+zaps+Zunes/1134822/story.html