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Microsoft’s Zune HD not coming out in Europe ?

According to Microsoft France’s head of E&D division, François Ruault, The Zune HD isn’t planed to be commercialized in France ! What the heck is wrong with…

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According to Microsoft France’s head of E&D division, François Ruault, The Zune HD isn’t planed to be commercialized in France ! What the heck is wrong with Microsoft !? Either this guy is wrong, in this case his boss Robie Bach should slap him for talking nonsense, or the boys in Redmond just lost their minds. FYI the Zune HD should be available on September 15th in the US. Here’s the quote in french:

Nous n’avons aucun plan concernant la sortie du Zune HD en France. Ce baladeur numérique restant pour le moment un produit à destination du marché américain. Je ne dis pas que le Zune HD ne sortira jamais chez nous, mais pour le moment, nous n’avons aucune intention de le commercialiser (…) Toutefois, je tiens à préciser que de multiples développements technologiques réalisés autour de la plateforme Zune servent des produits eux disponibles en France et partout dans le monde. C’est notamment le cas des technologies de streaming audio et vidéo qui sont utilisées par les équipes techniques du Xbox Live pour proposer ce genre de contenus à nos utilisateurs de Xbox 360 connectés”

Source: PCWorld.fr translation

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