Windows 8 Preinstalled Apps List! Zune's Final Goodbye?

Windows 8 Pre Installed Apps List Revealed!! Zune’s Final Goodbye?

– February 8, 2012

The Folks over at The Verge have found out the preinstalled apps for Windows 8 through sources with Microsoft’s plans. The company will bundle the following Metro style apps.

Camera
Messaging
Mail
Calendar
SkyDrive
People
Photos
Video
Music

All of these Metro style apps will come preinstalled for the “Consumer Preview Release”. The Music and Video apps are said to be Zune branded but built by the Xbox Team, which is believable because if you listened to the final Zune Insider Podcast, Co host Matt Akers “Skip Deez” Program Manager on the Zune software Client, said that he was working on the Xbox for Windows 8 experience and that he was too busy to continue the podcast. The Verge states this about Zune: “We are hearing that this branding will be removed shortly before the Windows 8 release, moving to Xbox Live for Windows as the entertainment brand for Windows 8 Music, Video and Games.” Also, with the “Apollo” update leak a few days ago, Microsoft is said to be removing the Zune Desktop support for Windows Phone in favor of a companion app.

As a Zune fan I would really hate to see the Zune brand go or be folded into Xbox Live. Do you guys think Microsoft will kill the Zune branding soon?

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http://www.tromboneforhire.com Marques Lyons

As a Zune MVP, the writing should be on the wall. As great of a brand Zune was for providing music and video, Xbox is the bigger name and the name that would offer more leverage when negotiating with content providers.

I’m expecting a lot of the great features, associated with Zune, like the now-playing animations to remain around, but you’ll most likely see all of this stuff under the Xbox umbrella. I was in denial of this at first, but if we really are going to consolidate experiences (especially when it comes to media which Microsoft has done a great job of fragmenting) rallying everything around Xbox — the strong brand name, makes sense.
Anonymous

As long as the service remains unchanged, or improves, I’m fine with losing the branding.
This could end up being positive as they’re riding the coat tails of the very successful Xbox Live brand which will bring more users into “The Social”.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joseph-Ramirez/100000076521715 Joseph Ramirez

Eh, as said already, as long as they keep the services. I’m still shaken in regards to their dropping the Zune hardware.

http://www.facebook.com/mangodroplet Anna Yap

haha, me too x) I like my HD too much >..<

sparkszuner

still rediculous that microsoft stopped with the Zune
http://twitter.com/coryz40 Cory

this… has saddened me greatly.
Nightchild116

in windows 7 zune was not a pre installed software. and i dont expect it in windows 8. Windows Media Player is the pre installed software of choice and allways will be. its microsofts baby. and as far as zunes final goodbye. I think they discontinued it because they might have plans to reinvent the hardware entirely I really dont think its the end for zune.
http://twitter.com/Cueil Daniel Lawson

doesn’t synch with anything so I don’t think so… even my Xbox is recognized by my Zune when plugged in

Windows 8 Pre Installed Apps List Revealed!! Zune’s Final Goodbye?

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