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Massive Zune Die-off Precedes 2009
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 at 9:36 AM - by Jeff Gamet
Owners of Microsoft's 30GB Zune media player received an unexpected surprise on December 31 when their devices stopped working properly and locked up during the startup process. The self-bricking appears to have begun 24 hours before the date rollover into 2009, and so far there aren't any fixes available.
Microsoft's Zune forums are filled with users talking about Zunes that spontaneously rebooted, then froze while displaying a loading screen. So far, the issue appears to be limited to the first generation Zune model.
One forum poster commented "My Zune has been stuck on the loading page for about 15 minutes... No buttons I press work... even restarting it doesn't work... Someone please help 
Oh now ALL 3 ZUNES IN MY HOUSE ARE LIKE THIS."
Some Zune owners went so far as to suggest users crack open the device's case and reposition the battery cables, although that seems to only be a temporary fix.
Microsoft had hoped its Zune product line would dethrone the iPod as the dominant portable media player on the market, but so far they haven't received wide-spread public approval like Apple's devices have. Issues like this, however, aren't likely to help Microsoft chip away at the iPod's top slot -- and certainly makes for an unhappy New Year present for Zune owners.
[Thanks to Engadget for the heads up.]
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