June 24, 2026 · 6:58 PM

Specimen 008 — Microsoft Zune: The iPod Killer That Wasn't

Microsoft launched the Zune in 2006 to take on the iPod — it peaked at 4% market share, bricked itself en masse on New Year's Eve 2008, and was quietly killed in 2011.

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