Zune Thoughts: Zune MVP Conference Call Notes: Assorted Bits and Bobs

I just got out of a Zune MVP conference call with some of the Zune team members, and have discovered a few interesting things about the new Zune devices and software that are worth sharing. Here's the last collection of bits of info I gleaned from the conference call.

• Wireless sharing is still just photos and music - no video.
• Music that has been shared with you can be played three times, and there's no time-out of three days like there was before. Also, music shared with you can be shared with others.
• The screen is now glass, and it's just as scratch resistant (if not more so) than the V1 Zune.
• The case on the Zune is now a brushed metal, and it's quite scratch resistant.
• Why no brown? Green is the new brown is seems. The Zune team's market research told them that the shade of green they picked is the "hot new colour" for this season.
  
• In November the video content that will be launched will be music videos that you can purchase, and there will be video podcasts. That's it - no TV shows, no connection to the Xbox Live Marketplace, etc.

And here's the worst news I heard out of the whole conference call: international markets are "still under consideration". As in you won't see Zunes outside the USA any time soon. Being in Canada I personally find this very disappointing, and while I know it's all about the licensing agreements, they've had almost two years to work on it now. So it seems like the Zune will remain a USA-only device, and the rest of the world will continue buying iPods. That's not good news...