Dave, I agree with you. However, prior to getting the Zune I had a Zen which was a lemon and returned it. The Zune was actually my 3rd MP3 player and I am only mildly satisfied with it. What I really do like about it is the oversized screen.

But this Zune "Freeze" thing blew my mind. The official explanation is "It couldn't handle leap year"..( ROFL)...so it just refused to work on day #365 of a Leap Year. After draining the battery dry... it "fixes" itself. Once the miraculous reset happens, all you have to do is charge the battery.

I plugged my Zune AC adapter in and it started recharging...just as the MS engineers said it would. Now they say they will offer a software upgrade prior to the next Leap Year (2012).

Considering the unit will be 7 years old by 2012 I admire the engineers' optimism. I'm not that optimistic about ME WORKING by then.



Eddie