Zune hardware apparently dead, software and services live on

Microsoft's Zune-branded MP3 players are set to leave the market, after reports that the company will be concentrating on smartphones and services after lacklustre market performance of the hardware.

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In the past Microsoft has continued with technologies that essentially failed in the marketplace until those technologies eventually found a niche or simply outlasted their competitors. It's a little surprising that they are giving Zune so little time to establish itself.