[doogald]

Originally Posted by nook

I think Microsoft needs to complain about their supply chain.

It sounds more like that Microsoft needs to do something themselves about their retailers. Maybe spend some marketing development funds to get merchandisers into the stores to make sure that stuff that is supposed to be selling is not only on shelves but, for goodness sakes, in the POS databases!

I cannot believe that Microsoft would allow this to happen with Windows on a new release, that's for sure.

[doogald]

Originally Posted by nook

I think Microsoft needs to complain about their supply chain.

It sounds more like that Microsoft needs to do something themselves about their retailers. Maybe spend some marketing development funds to get merchandisers into the stores to make sure that stuff that is supposed to be selling is not only on shelves but, for goodness sakes, in the POS databases!

I cannot believe that Microsoft would allow this to happen with Windows on a new release, that's for sure.

[wolfpainter]

I picked up a Zune HD from the best buy near my college about an hour after it opened. They had both the 16g and the 32g on display and working. I honestly couldn't believe how small it was! Anyways, after playing with the devices I pulled an employee over to open the cage and get one for me. There were only three left and apparently they had sold several within that hour! There was another guy there as well getting the HD and several of the accessories and the employees seemed pretty knowledgable about the device.
The main problem I noticed was that the Zune 32g wasn't able to be scanned without a manager's login, weird, but nothing to get riled up about. Also the tag they had out had the 24hr music and 4hrs video on it. When I told them about it they also wondered why it was wrong and figured it would be corrected soon. (I guess the employees had been following the Zune on the web too.)
Anyways, really happy with my Zune HD! Just playing around with the interface has been fun and the screen is awesome!