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NOT MORE CONSUMERISM#

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:48:06 +0000

NOT MORE CONSUMERISM

Latest in the ongoing Zen Micro story:

Update

Oops! After people began installing the firmware update, they began experiencing problems, like the battery dying when the headphones are left plugged in. Creative pulled the update from their Web site, saying that you should re-install the older 1.02.05 if you experience problems.

http://worldcadaccess.typepad.com/gizmos/2005/06/firmware_upgrad.html

So, in fixing the bug that made it not charge when plugged into a charger which was already turned on, they managed to add a bug that makes it discharge when the headphones are plugged in. Fucking genius.

Needless to say I find this extremely amusing. That said, I might appreciate the joke even more if I hadn't already done the upgrade (or had or could still find a copy of the previous firmware version).