I received a rather nasty email from a reader last night upset over my Microsoft Zune review (you can see his email in the user reviews section under the name “defiler”). I might have been a little harsh on the Zune, but I stand by my score of 5.5/10, I think its a very poor product. So anyways, this reader accused me of being biased and anti-Microsoft. I had to chuckle at that. I am a Microsoft MVP for Digital Media (3 years running), our videos are featured on WindowsMedia.com (usually under the Entertainment section), and we feature our content on MSN Canada (starting next week). I like Microsoft. I will however, call it like I see it, and will never play favorites when writing a review. If it’s a bad product, then it will receive a bad score.
Worth noting, despite receiving positive reviews from the likes of Cnet and other outlets, Rob Enderle and I both saw the trouble from a mile away. Paidcontent.org has a story citing several sources that says that Microsoft Zune sales are falling fast, and it’s ranked 20th on Amazon with players from SanDisk and Apple outperforming it - as can be expected. Am I allowed to say ” I told you so”?