As I said in my reply to Jess, the new Zune software isn’t meant to be an end-all, be-all media player. It doesn’t use the WMP11 shell the way the old Zune software did, thus the old software inherited WMP11’s features. The new Zune Software is to manage your Zune media. Period.

In reply,

1) Since the Zune software is a manager of your Zune media, why SHOULDN’T it be removed from the device if you take it out of your library? I personally can find no reason why. I was glad things were removed from the device instead of me having to do it manually…

2) And every time you plug your iPod into a different computer your music disappears..granted, the software isn’t perfect. I personally had no upgrade problems. I also uninstalled the old Zune software manually previous to this installation.

3) Again, it’s primary function isn’t a media player.

4) See 3.

5) You got me there. Indeed, a good feature that was removed. I personally never used it, but I know a whole lot of people did. Again, the software isn’t perfect.

I do however think the new software is a definite step in the right direction considering the sudden change and move away from WMP11 and URGE. One thing is for sure: the team behind the Zune is typically very good at listening to consumer’s feedback. I hope this won’t be an exception. I look forward to future updates.

Thanks for the comment!

- Adam

Are you serious about this post? Have you spent any time with the new software? Did you spend any time with the old software? The amount of functionality that has been removed from the Zune 2.2 upgrade is amazing.
Examples:
1. Try removing an item from your collection without removing it from your Zune, not quite impossible but takes a lot of unsupported tricks to make it happen.
2. How about all of the install problems that came along with the “upgrade.” Entire librarys of music screwed up requiring users to search through their hard drives renaming and deleting files that they shouldn’t even know about.
3. Remember the equalizer from the “old” version, gone.
4. Rating system has changed from a five star system to three.
5. Autoplaylists were an amazing feature in the previous version that allowed you to automatically create a playlist based upon ratings, number of plays, genre, etc…. Gone
If you need a few more feel free to head over to the official Zune forums and find the growing list of unhappy Zuners. Welcome to the Social

-Matt

What features exactly are you talking about? I personally saw nothing “essential” missing. The Zune software really isn’t meant to take the place of a media player. However, in my opinion, it’s certainly a step towards that.

- Adam