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tech.yahoo.com - 1/5/2009
ZuneGate '08: What Really Happened! (PC World)
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PC World - Here's the deal. Microsoft botched the code in the firmware for its Zune 30GB handheld players. Like a ticking time bomb, the problem started exploding for Zune owners once 2008 started transitioning into 2009.

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Mobility Site:  Z-Day: The Morning After (More or Less)

forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
Zune.net
— forums.zune.net — Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical team jumped on the problem immediately and ... (more) Zune.net

Comments vote down Engadget found this 12/31/2008found this
zuneboards.com - 12/31/2008
Zune is Frozen
— zuneboards.com — I was listening to a podcast, and all of a sudden my zune 30 froze. I've had this happen before, so I just pressed the play and let it go through the... (more) Zune is Frozen

Comments vote down Gizmodo found this 12/31/2008found this
forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
Zune.net
— forums.zune.net — This just happened to me and I was hoping someone on here besides me had this happen.............. I had my Zune docked on it's iHome ZN9, charging, and all the sudden I hear it start whirring as I'm sitting here at the laptop. I looked up just in ... (more) Zune.net

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Z-Day: The Morning After (More or Less)
Mobility Site — OK, now we all know that the problem was connected to the leap year, and that almost all of the Zune 30s are now indeed debricked. The world did NOT end, no black holes were suddenly formed at the Earth’s core….oh no, wait…that’s the Hadron Collider Thingie, the busted one. Well, umm…nothing REALLY TRULY AWFUL happened due to a day without Zune 30s…did it? So what EXACTLY went wrong? Well, thankfully Yahoo Tech News is here to explain it all to us, with an impressive assist from AeroXperience’s Bryant Zadegan. ...

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