Alber1690

I share the same fear. Though what is rather interesting is how different team members who have shown off the Zune HD respond to questions about app support. I remember Brian Seitz saying on the recent CNet podcast that it would be something that they would later think about if it made sense for them to pursue. However, in another video I remember a different Zune team member (don't know who it is) saying that apps were very much in the planning. Here's the video; at 5:34 he says that they're just not disclosing it yet. Hmm....

Good point. As I thought about reasons as to why the Zune team would be so reluctant to have a full-steam plan to hit big with apps, I kept thinking about the already fragile Windows Mobile franchise and its own plan of revival with Windows Mobile Markeplace (someone didn't think of calling it "Windows Phone Marketplace?") as the app store solution. But, where things could get tricky would be if there was ever any Zune integration into Windows Phones. Assuming the Zune HD would get apps (as it should) then there's the question about multiple brands/stores for apps (Zune Marketplace or Windows Mobile Marketplace selling apps for Zunes?) Would Microsoft want to operate two app stores? Apparantly it thinks two media stores (Xbox Live Marketplace and Zune Marketplace) would work better under one brand, so is there a similar fate in the works for Zune and Windows Mobile? Or could this be where "OneApp" comes into play? Sure hope so.