Comments on: Zune Software Update Shows Zune About To Go International?

By: My Microsoft Life » Mobile World Congress: What Is Expected

My Microsoft Life » Mobile World Congress: What Is Expected — Mon, 23 May 2011 15:17:43 +0000

[...] tell in the US and Canada the app will link in with the Zune service, as the Zune HD does, however outside of those countries the Zune app, if there is one, will only play music synced from a user’s [...]

By: Gilly

Gilly — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:44:39 +0000

But the Zune services are suported and Zune devices for sale in Canada aren’t they. I suppose I should say in the article that the US version of the software is any country that has full support of the Zune’s software, services and devices.

By: Dan J. Rudiak

Dan J. Rudiak — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:26:35 +0000

Located in Canada (with locale set to Canada) I stll get SmartDJ on my quickplay screen…

By: Zune opens European Websites & adds new UI languages « Hello From Europe | Zune news

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:33:38 +0000

[...] Zune website makes notice of the existence of our beloved media managing software. As noted by My Microsoft Life this could maybe mean an international release of the Zune Software in some countries. This would [...]

By: Something Was Left Behind When Zune Stripped Out Zune.net From International Version « My Microsoft Life

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:41:00 +0000

[...] would appear the Zune team missed something out when they removed Smart DJ from non US locales. As you can see on the right click menu its not possible to create a Smart DJ about a specific [...]

By: RoguePlanetoid

RoguePlanetoid — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:59:14 +0000

If you visit the Zune.net website as UK (EN-GB) all you see are the Zune Videos available on the Xbox 360 listed for the Marketplace and no reference to the player on the website – interesting to see the Client software has this distinction (did not notice as I have my PC set to EN-US all the time now) so good catch!
The software has to work elsewhere as it will be able to sync Music and Video (maybe) to Windows Phone in regards to Windows Phone / Windows Mobile 7 which is supposed to have Zune support similar to the Xbox 360 has Zune Video – it will have Zune Music.

By: Zune Software Update Brings New Features « My Microsoft Life

Zune Software Update Brings New Features « My Microsoft Life — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:26:00 +0000

[...] Information about Zune possibly going international with this update and news about the “Zune Phone“. Windows Live Tags: Zune, Zune PC [...]

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:24:57 +0000

…and its only the SOftware I see coming to other markets, not zune.net support or devices.

By: Gilly

Gilly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:16:06 +0000

Well following MS I could easily get depressed if I wasn’t such an optimist :P

By: Jamie Thomson

Jamie Thomson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:14:37 +0000

They take features away and you assume its because they’re expanding? Those are some fair rose-tinted specs you’ve got on Michael :)