Michael Knutson
10-14-2010, 04:30 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/12/zune-software-coming-to-mac-to-support-windows-phone-7/' target='_blank'>http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/12...indows-phone-7/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"</em><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http://www.neowin.net/news/zune-software-may-be-coming-soon-to-macs&t=1287025226"><em>Neowin.net</em></a><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http://www.neowin.net/news/zune-software-may-be-coming-soon-to-macs&t=1287025226"><em> reports</em></a><em> that Oded Ran, a Microsoft executive in charge of Windows Phone marketing in the UK, today posted a tweet suggesting that the company's Zune software will be making its way to the Mac OS X platform in support of syncing for handsets using Windows Phone 7. The tweet, which has been deleted, promised that more details would be coming soon."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1287026065.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>It looks like Zune software -may- be coming to Mac OS X in the near future in support of Windows Phone 7. And not just a minimal functionality helper application to provide syncing, but a full-featured ("more substantial") application. According to a report from Engadget, a public beta will be available "later in 2010" to sync content with WP7 devices and Macs. Personally I wonder why this is even much of a topic - how many Mac users own a Zune or will consider a Windows Phone 7? Unless this is written with some excellent cross-platform tools (making for an easy port), it doesn't seem to make much sense. Or could this be simply a marketing ploy to generate some buzz?</p>