This morning Zune 30 devices everywhere began to fail. What is causing this? Nobody knows. Hopefully Microsoft will let us know when they are going to fix it ASAP. Until then we must all guess and mutter as we sit with nothing but broken Zunes

I woke up sometime last night and saw it and thought, oh no big deal, it just needs to be re-booted. So when I woke up I tried and nothing would work. So I decided the battery would need to be reseated. Nope that only worked until I plugged it into the computer to sync. When I logged in one of my friend’s had the following chat with me.

(8:39:12 AM) Friend: Is your Zune booting?
(8:49:45 AM) Me: It wasn’t, why?
(8:49:53 AM) Me: Nope still isn’t
(8:50:37 AM) Friend: I just saw this: http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/30gb-zunes-mysteriously-begin-to-fail-at-12am-december-31st/
(8:51:43 AM) Me: I feel better knowing I’m not alone

Update:

In typical big company fashion, Microsoft has come out with a statement saying:

Customers with 30gb Zune devices may experience issues when booting their Zune hardware.  We’re aware of the problem and are working to correct it.  Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for your patience!

Update 2:

Many people are picking up this story, even CNN has added it to their tech news area.