[citation][nom]alidan[/nom]the zune was better than the ipod, and still is, but microsoft cant sell cool.but most people use a pc, not a mac, and ipod touches (probably the same for iphones) are horrendous when it comes to file management. ig windows phone acts like a thumbdrive when plugged in, it will be the definitive phone to have, will be the number 1 tablet on x86 for being able to use real applications, and stands a chance at over taking apple, they just have to be smart, and get some of the pc indi games over to the arm platform... spending a few million on getting minecraft for windows phone 8, win 8 tablet, all on arm, up to the same level of completion thats on the pc, with tablet and phone centric building features, that could move a few hundred thousand units, and through word of mouth, keep moving those numbers. hell having a 10 inch tablet, or a 4-5 inch phone act as a second computer screen when plugged in could help sales too... i could use an mp3 player, and could use a second small monitor for play lists and such while im at a computer. its not the over all experiance alone, its all the crap windows phone can do that ipod cant that will sell it, even if the features are useless.[/citation]
The Zune was not better than the iPod at all, and still isn't (it came much later on and was widely reviewed to be worse than the iPod)
Anyone with a brain can use drag and drop interface to populate their iPod with music - file management is no issue whatsoever, same with iPhone (even the old ones)
Windows Phones offer very little right now, massive lack of apps and slow hardware, and no unique selling points.
Being able to use 'real applications' is actually not an advantage at all. It's far better to use an application which was designed for phone/tablet consumption.
All that stuff like playlists you can already do on iPhone or iPad, which can link to your PC through various apps to do all kinds of things. If you want a second monitor, simply buy one, a 10 inch one would cost less than $50. Tablets and phones are intended to be used when you aren't next to a computer.