PANGASINAN, Philippines -- A few Filipino owners have reported being affected b
y the "Zune Bug," a problem connected to the deviceâs internal clock that froze
some Microsoft Zune digital music players on January 1, 2009.
The creator of local Zune fan site ZunePH has posted two messages as of January 1 discussing the pro
blem.
The creator also warned owners of the 30 Gigabyte version of Zune, which came o
ut in 2006.
This model is said to have a problem counting leap years and would not boot up.
"Very weird! Must have something to do with date stamps of the devic
e, like Y2K [year 2000] scare. I hope this gets fixed asap [as soon as possible
]," the creator said.
However, the creator later posted a statement from Microsoft that declared the
problem is "self-resolving."
Four replies in the local Zune fans blog indicated that they have been affected
by the said flaw in the device.
One comment indicated that he did not notice the flaw until news came out about
it.
Another anonymous user reported of being affected by the bug and tried to charg
e then drain its internal battery to no avail.
User "Justin" feared that he might have ruined his 30 Gb Zune, which froze up d
uring a reformatting process that he initiated after noticing the problem.
Microsoft Philippines officials were unavailable for comment as of this writing
.
Filipinos also fall victim to Zune bug
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Microsoft should have noticed the problem earlier but at least there is no patc
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I'm glad I didn't invest in a zune though it was on my wish list. The zune bug story was a big episode and the numbers were becoming kind of spooky and the fact that after four years this problem will surface again if not tackled now itself even makes it more eerie but that's the work of rumors. I read in some reviews that users are still facing some problems brought by the bug. Zune is a great gadget and it would be sad to see doubts in the minds of people who are interested to buy one.
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Another anonymous user reported of being affected by the bug and tried to charg e then drain its internal battery to no avail. User "Justin" feared that he might have ruined his 30 Gb Zune, which froze up d uring a reformatting process that he initiated after noticing the problem. Microsoft Philippines officials were unavailable for comment as of this writing .
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