An "iPod Amnesty Bin" has surfaced over at the Microsoft Zune development headquarters. Here, a plastic bin with a photo of a green apple and the words "Bite me" have been placed out in public, employees being challenged to willingly give up their iPod players.
According to Macworld News, Apple has declined from commenting, but a spokesperson for Microsoft expressed that she felt the bin might be either a joke or a morale booster for the Zune developers.
Though the Zune player was introduced with moderate, but not overwhelming, success, Microsoft has been working up marketing campaigns around currently available units and released a pink version of the player that's outsold its white and brown models. A new television commercial also highlights features unique to the device such as wireless song sharing and a built-in FM radio tuner. The company will also offer a "Halo"-themed Zune along with its release of "Halo 3" later this year.
Also, PowerPage would like to announce a caption contest for the Amnesty Bin photo. While we can't guarantee cash and riches, the top five will be posted for all to see, thus gaining the respect and admiration of your fellow Mac-heads. Let's see what you guys can come up with.
As always, your two cents about this would be appreciated.
Posted by chrisbarylick at May 25, 2007 11:20 AM
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A pink Zune! Kool, but I still think they do a lot better if they would include Kool new features that the iPod doesn't have, like, lets say, hmmmmmmmm, maybe............ A BUILT-IN-CAN OPENER!
Yah, beat that iPod, just go ahead and try! Good-old-Microsoft innovation at its best! :O)
Caption: I was wondering where my manager put my iPod, why didn't he just put his in.
Posted by: William at May 25, 2007 12:40 PM
Caption: I was wondering where my manager put my iPod. I wonder why he didn't just put his in?
Posted by: William at May 25, 2007 12:41 PM
Do you think that they're trying to make Zune sales targets by selling used iPods on eBay?
Posted by: Michael Long at May 25, 2007 12:48 PM
- Pitch in to help make a profit!
- Save the Earth, we'll recycle for you!
You gotta be serious, would anybody throw away a perfectly working iPod???? I doubt it unless you're on the project team for zune. I bet Gates would just smile and say he doesn't own one so to say outside of the one that he is using for product research!
Posted by: Carsten at May 25, 2007 1:24 PM
"We bit off more than we could chew" -- Just for the M$ folks
Posted by: Drew Skinner at May 25, 2007 1:24 PM
Caption: Microsoft creates a counterpoint to Zune disposal bins (aka store shelves)
what happens to those "caught" after the "Amnesty" 's over?
;-)
Posted by: Phil at May 25, 2007 10:59 PM
Bill Gates House staff have turned in their ipods so as to not fear firings/de-portations. The staff is now working on Ipod covers to make it look like a Zune.
Posted by: Les Lee at May 26, 2007 12:39 AM
When is the amnesty over???? So sad . . .
Posted by: Mark at May 26, 2007 2:19 AM
The Microspoft spokesperson was mystified. "I don't get it" she said, "we just put out a full bin of used iPods this morning".
Posted by: Rick at May 26, 2007 10:28 AM
The Microsoft spokesperson was mystified. "I don't get it" she said, "we just put out a full bin of used iPods this morning".
Posted by: Rick at May 26, 2007 10:28 AM
I thought it was a battery recycling bin for older iPods...
If that were the case, i'm pretty sure the bin would be COMPLETELY empty.
Posted by: jeff Fraser at May 27, 2007 8:50 PM
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