Getting your player ready...
Many of Microsoft’s Zune media players that froze up on the last day of 2008 because of a glitch involving how their internal clock dealt with an extra day during a leap year were functioning properly Thursday as the new year began, according to the company. However, a few people were still complaining of problems operating the devices.
Microsoft spokesman Brian Eskridge said that based on responses from customers and his review of online message forums, affected users of the 30-gigabyte Zune model were not having further problems after fully recharging their devices and powering them on again Thursday.
The Zune media player is Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft’s answer to Apple Inc.’s iPod.
