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Zune Zune. I am happy to see that Crave included the Microsoft Zune in the mix!

The year Microsoft and Sony stepped-up their game

Let’s face it: the first-generation Zune was released amid plentiful skepticism and criticism and–although it had plenty of redeeming qualities–the Zune didn’t really come into its own until the second iteration. The design was slimmed down, the Wi-Fi features were refined and expanded, and the already excellent interface got a refresh. Plus, the player sounds great. While we’re on the subject of stellar audio quality, let’s talk Sony. The electronics giant made a lot of people really pleased when it finally gave up on its horrific SonicStage software, and moved its new Walkman’s to the more user-friendly MTP platform. Sony added support for both AAC and WMA, while retaining its reputation for excellent battery life and sound. As a result, the NWZ-A818 is one of the best players I’ve ever laid hands on (I even bought one for my own brother). Other players of note: the fabulously green flash Zune, and the FM radio-sporting Sony NWZ-S615.

Not only did the Zune get some love, they were also happy with the Sony line of players. You can win a Sony player from Mobilitysite, and I am announcing Got Zune Contest #5 on Got Zune today! If you care, they also talked about the Creative Zen and even the “iPod Touch”. Head over to Crave to read more.

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Chris Leckness is the Owner/Administrator of Mobilitysite. He is a Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices and a member of the exclusive focus group, Mobius. Chris runs a Mobilitysite, GotZune, and a few other smaller sites and blogs. His personal blog is chris.leckness.com.