Zune wants your living room, finally to go international?Microsoft recently published two job postings that hint at two separate and possible developments for the Zune platform. The first one seems to suggest that Microsoft wants to get some type of Zune service operating in your living room, possibly via a device similar to the Apple TV, or something linked to the Xbox 360.
We already know that the Zune platform is heading to Windows Mobile, but what exactly Microsoft wants to do with the living room isn't yet known. The second job posting is hinting that Microsoft is finally looking to roll out the Zune and Zune Marketplace overseas. Here's the quote from the first one:
Help shape the future of entertainment in the living room. The Zune team is looking for a qualified software development engineer to help deliver great digital entertainment features into the living room, including on demand music and video.Primary responsibilities include development of innovative user interfaces for delivering a rich, deep interactive media consumption experience in a living room environment. Experience with online services API development is a must, product will provide a rich online media experience delivering music and video from the cloud. A passion for UX and digital media is a must.
Here is the crux of the second one:
We’re Zune Services and today we’re selling over five million music tracks, music videos and television episodes to customers across the United States. Moreover, we provide rich reviews on more than twelve million music tracks and biographies on almost a million artists. And we do it all with a small team of very passionate people. However, we need to grow. We have big plans that extend around the world. We have fierce competition. Are you up to the challenge? Is music a part of your life? Does the thought of taking on an industry leader excite you? Do you know better ways to introduce music to your friends; how about to the world? Are you ready to write systems that can scale to the millions and beyond? Are you ready to see your ideas come to market in months versus years?
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