WIRED: "I dragged a key across the Zune's screen, -- pressing pretty hard -- and it didn't leave a scratch. Same goes for other surfaces of the device. Apple should start buying their screen plastic from wherever Microsoft got these."Wow! That plastic is good. Microsoft really learned from iPod's easily-scratched devices. Most iPod owner's have complained that their unit can't even stand cloth fabric (jeans) on the first day of use. (reason for matte 2nd-Gen nano)
iPod users are then compelled to buy add-ons, skins and accessories to cover up the shiny back and front surface. Goodbye to iPod's aesthetic clean white surface, hello third-party products.
Well, at least with Zune you get to shot off that cool double-shot effect and still leave your screen-scratchless.
Continue reading Wired's hands-on experience on the zune:
Part 1, Part 2