Zune 80 players on the way says Microsoft

Anyone who has been searching for a Zune 80 will soon be able to make that purchase, despite recent reports of shortages the Zune 80 will be available and will remain in-stock for the holiday shopping season. Cesar over from the Zune Insider has given us the heads up, it turns out that the Zune 80 will soon be available and should be “widespread” in about 7-10 days.

After talks with the product management and retail teams Cesar was able to conclude that based on “forecasts as well as early retail orders” that Microsoft had decided to focus their efforts on the flash-based Zune 4 and Zune 8 models, which meant that the Zune 80 was in limited supply for launch day. Since the launch the Zune 80 has received a “strong reaction from the press and consumers” which lead to higher than expected sales and in turn caused the shortage.