okay..okay...
a lot of neat things available on the old and new Zune.

For me, I just want to be able to play MP3s, ripped, downloaded, or those I create. They will do all of that...BUT...it is still MicroSoft's Window Media Player Operating System and Skin. And...like anything Microsoft...overburdened, bloated and more complex than needs to to be...at least for MP3s.

I am using the first generation Zune and it will do the job. But, the original Creative Labs Jukebox was a lot more user friendly. Subsequent Creative products, including the Zen models, were a major headache for the simplest of MP3 tasks.

Thankfully, I use very few MP3s on a typical job. If more are needed, I crank up the laptop and use Winamp.

Eddie