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Other tech sites will bore you with in-depth "technical details" and performance specs in their product analysis. At BBspot we pull back from the boring benchmarks to compare the superficialities, and we do it all on a single page.
In the digital music player market iPod is the leader. Last time, we compared the Dell DJ and the iPod with iPod being the winner. In real life it was the winner too. The Dell DJ no longer exists. Will Microsoft have better luck with its new Zune player?
Names
 iPod - Sounds like something aliens might erupt from or a place where a person would keep a spare glass eye.
Zune - Rhymes moon, tune, loon, goon, spoon and a lot of other -une and -oon words. This will make it easier to put in pejorative limericks.
Advantage - Zune
Domain Names
 iPod.com - Redirects to Apple's product page about iTunes.
Zune.com - A big black page that says "Under Construction" and has a title of "Pagina nueva 2." Now that's what I call planning.
Advantage - iPod
Curative Properties
Does either MP3 player cure cancer, rickets or consumption?
iPod - No
Zune - No
Advantage - Tie
Google Fights
The best two out of three wins...
My iPod can be painlessly removed from my anus - 31 results
My Zune can be painlessly removed from my anus - 0 results
If it accidentally gets in there you want to be able to get it out pain-free, at least I would.
Winner: iPod
Eating iPod will cause cancer - 514,000
Eating Zune will cause cancer - 75,800
You may get that hungry, so you're safer with a Zune.
Winner: Zune
All your iPod are belong to us - 1,800,000
All your Zune are belong to us - 181,000
Winner: iPod
Advantage: iPod
Mock Elections
If the iPod and Zune were high school students how would they fair in Senior year mock elections?
Most likely to succeed? - iPod
Best Dressed? - Zune
Most Flirtatious? - iPod
Class Clown? - Zune
Most School Spirit? - Zune
Most Athletic? - iPod
Most Likely to Be Last Alphabetically? - Zune
Advantage: Zune
Pain
If Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya threw an MP3 player at my head at a blazing 104 MPH, would it hurt?
iPod - Yes
Zune - Yes
If I had my MP3 player in my back pocket and a Ford Excursion ran over my ass, would it hurt?
iPod - Yes
Zune - Yes
If Chuck Norris rammed my MP3 player through my spine with his fists of fury, would it hurt?
iPod - Yes
Zune - Yes
Advantage: Tie
Virtual Coin Flip - Best of 11
The virtual coin flipper was used at random.org. I chose the Aurelian - 270-275 CE - Æ (bronze) Antoninianus from the Roman Empire.
iPod - Heads
Zune - Tails
Results: T-T-H-H-H-H-H-H-T-T-H
Advantage: iPod
Conclusions
The iPod proves worthy of its top spot by beating the Zune by a score of 3-2 and 2 ties and wins our Technical Award of Excellence.
See our other showdowns.
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