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# Big Changes For Zune?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/big-changes-for/
- Published: 2008-09-29T07:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-09-29T07:10:00.000Z
- Description: Late last week Microsoft Zune users received notice that the entire online Zune system would be down for a full 48 hours starting today. That’s an eternity in the online. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/09/big-changes-for.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

Late last week Microsoft Zune users received notice that the entire online Zune system would be down for a full 48 hours starting today. That’s an eternity in the online world and coming just prior to the holiday shopping season, it hints at a major effort to re-tool what has been only a marginally successful product.

**UPDATE: The Xbox Live site is down and a merger of the two sites is expected.** (Thanks to Hypebot reader Matt for the tip.) Zune’s email read:

[![Zune_logo](https://spcdn.shortpixel.ai/spio/ret_img,q_cdnize/www.hypebot.com/hypebot/images/2008/09/27/zune_logo.jpg "Zune_logo")](https://www.hypebot.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/09/27/zune%5Flogo.jpg)

  
The Zune service will be down for scheduled maintenance on Monday, September 29,  
2008 from 12:01am Pacific Time, for up to 48 hours. During the downtime, Zune  
Social, the forums on Zune.net, and all of Zune Marketplace will be offline.

> We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.   
>  
> Please  
> check back soon. We look forward to sharing our picks, plays, and  
> recommendations with you in the Zune Social and in Zune Marketplace shortly!   
>  
> Sincerely,   
>  
> Your Friends at Zune

**What do you think Microsoft has in store for Zune?**