Barack Obama first RIM Blackberry and now Zune

Never before have we seen a future president tech savvy, but Barack Obama certainly is, first we learn that he uses a BlackBerry made by RIM, now we learn that he also uses a Zune media player from Microsoft.

I would have thought that Obama would use an Apple iPod, as we know that a number of his staffers including Joe Biden use a Mac. The idea that Barack Obama has a Zune and can get it to work on his Mac is an interesting one.

The president-elect would have to know all about Boot Camp or Parallels, so that he can sync his Zune with his Mac. The rumor that Obama uses a Zune came from City Paper, as the writer was at the gym here Barack Obama was, he put his media player down beside his machine, and it looked a lot like a Zune.

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