-Microsoft’s Zune: From Axed to Popularity in Guardians of the Galaxy
World News, May 16, 2023. Microsoft’s Zune mp3 player, once axed due to the rise of multipurpose smart devices, has experienced a remarkable resurgence in popularity due to its appearance in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy films. 235257
Now, Microsoft is offering a chance to win an unopened Zune through its official Twitter account. However, there’s no warranty on its functionality, leaving uncertainty about whether it will work. Despite initial reservations from Microsoft, the Zune’s portrayal in the movies seems to have been embraced, with the revival of Zune.net for STEM research.
While disappointment lingers over its full revival, you can still enter the Twitter giveaway for a chance to add this discontinued player to your collection. Remember, though, that its functionality is unknown. Pairing it with Surface Headphones 2 can ensure a seamless music experience, whether or not the Zune functions.
What you need to know:
Microsoft’s Zune mp3 player was axed in 2012 after it struggled to fit into a world that was quickly transitioning to multipurpose smart devices.
The Zune has seen a resurgence in popularity as a result of its appearance in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy film series.
One unopened Microsoft Zune is the prize in a giveaway tweet from the official Microsoft Twitter account.
In honor of @MarvelStudios’ #GotGVol3 we’re giving away this never opened Microsoft Zune. We have no idea if it works. Like and RT for a chance to win! US 18+. Ends 5/17/23. Rules: https://t.co/Mdr2C4z9aY. #ZuneSweepstakes pic.twitter.com/SOR6IMCKqB
— Microsoft (@Microsoft) May 15, 2023
The Zune giveaway is offered “AS-IS” with no warranty as to its functionality.
Have you ever yearned to possess a decade-old piece of obsolete technology? This is your chance, as Microsoft is giving away an unopened Microsoft Zune through its official Twitter account. Although it is unknown whether it will actually work,
Microsoft will not ensure that it will function properly for the winner.
The protagonist of the Guardians of the Galaxy series, Peter Quill, has a long history of using music to evoke memories of his mother. Mix tapes played over a Sony Walkman have historically served as a metaphor for this connection. James Gunn, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, decided to have Quill’s tape deck “upgraded” to the disastrous Microsoft Zune as a final-episode joke. After Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn revealed that Microsoft wasn’t really pleased to see the Zune being mocked in the movie in a Facebook Q&A.
The recent release of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 appears to have allayed any resentment towards the Zune’s portrayal, though, as Microsoft has even brought back the Zune.net website, albeit for STEM research in space. Even though there seems to be some disappointment that the Zune wasn’t fully revived, you can still get lucky and win the Twitter giveaway and add one of the discontinued players to your collection. The Zune that the winner will receive has not been opened or tested, as stated in the official giveaway rules, so there is no assurance that it will function once it is received by the lucky winner.
Even if the Zune does function, one of our preferred headsets might not be compatible. With a pair of Surface Headphones 2, you can still listen to all of your music and attend all of your meetings in peace and comfort with or without a Zune.