Not to much for news but Microsoft has 34 Job postings in Redmond for Zune mostly in Software Development, Hardware Engineering and testing. I think that is a significant percent of their current team.

You have a link?

I do although you will need to be registered to view.

http://members.microsoft.com/careers/search/results.aspx?start=1&interval=34&AllCl=Y&SortCol=DatePosted&SortOrder=DEF

 

 

 

 

Job Title	Job Category	Product	Location	Job Code	Date Posted	Add to JobCart	Submit Resume
Business Planning Manager	Marketing	Zune	WA - Redmond	176093	12/21/2006
Development Manager	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	176924	01/04/2007
Hardware Test Engineer	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176563	01/04/2007
Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	176559	01/04/2007
Lead Hardware Test Engineer	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176560	01/04/2007
Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	176553	01/04/2007
Hardware Design Engineering Management	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176551	01/04/2007
Manufacturing Management	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176556	01/04/2007
Lead Hardware Test Engineer	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176567	01/04/2007
Mechanical Engineer	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176566	01/04/2007
Lead Hardware Test Engineer	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	176568	01/04/2007
Hardware Design Engineering Management	Hardware Engineering	Zune	WA - Redmond	177534	01/13/2007
Marketing Manager	Marketing	Zune	WA - Redmond	177794	01/17/2007
Program Manager	Program Management	Zune	WA - Redmond	177786	01/19/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	177789	01/19/2007
Program Manager	Program Management	Zune	WA - Redmond	177785	01/19/2007
Lead Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	177790	01/19/2007
Lead Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Testing	Zune	WA - Redmond	177788	01/19/2007
Program Manager	Program Management	Zune	WA - Redmond	177787	01/19/2007
Channel Operations Manager	Channel Marketing	Zune	WA - Redmond	178070	01/20/2007
Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Testing	Zune	WA - Redmond	178316	01/24/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178314	01/24/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178321	01/24/2007
Test Manager	Software Testing	Zune	WA - Redmond	178312	01/24/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178317	01/24/2007
Lead Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178320	01/24/2007
Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Testing	Zune	WA - Redmond	178323	01/24/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178071	01/24/2007
Product Planner Management - Marketing	Marketing	Zune	WA - Redmond	178860	01/30/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178626	01/30/2007
Software Development Engineer	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	178969	02/03/2007
Technical Writer	Technical	Zune	WA - Redmond	179572	02/08/2007
Program Manager	Program Management	Zune	WA - Redmond	179571	02/10/2007
Software Development Engineer in Test	Software Development	Zune	WA - Redmond	179570	02/10/2007

This just shows how much MS is going to push the Zune, it's a long term project like the Xbox.

Yea, that is exactly what I was thinking.