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So what is in the future for the Zune device?  Of course we know the technology will be swallowed up into other mobile devices but where is it going.  If you haven’t been keeping up with the Zune Insider, Cesar Menendez has departed the Zune team this month and Brian Seitz has taken over.

Could this be the affects of the economy or Microsoft poor marketing? Either way we wish you well Cesar and will have to see what happens with Zune.  Damnit, where did the thunder go?  Do you still love your Zune?

Microsoft’s fourth-quarter revenue from its Zune platform dropped by US$100 million, a decline of 54 percent on a year earlier.

Lower sales of Zune portable music players led to the decline, Microsoft said in a 10-Q filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The Zune platform also includes the Zune Marketplace online store and the Zune Social online music community.

The Zune sales decline raises questions about how long Microsoft will continue to invest in the platform. The company announced 5,000 layoffs and an 11 percent decline in its net income on Thursday.

[SOURCE: Zune revenue dropped by 54 percent - Network World]