With the economy crashing, business leaders begging for money from Congress and terror in Mumbai and on the high seas it's nice to know that the blogosphere has its priorities right.

Last week a reporter in Philadelphia had a surprise during his morning workout when Barack Obama walked in and started his exercise routine. In the articabout it, he mentioned that Obama was using a Zune.

The blogosphere erupted - Obama, the coolest president in recent memory, using a Zune - the naffest MP3 player on the market! How could this be?

Apple fan boys were outraged. Zune user groups were ecstatic - could they one day be cool with Obama's help? Had Bill Gates got to Obama and lavished contributions in exchange for some advertising, one wondered?

Sadly, the answer is no. A spokesman for the president-elect confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that Obama was an iPod user, and if he had any sense he would have also pointed out that he had more grown-up things to worry about. Zunegate was over.
 
The original reporter, a bit taken aback by the furore a casual bit of information in a story caused, is sticking to his guns but for the Apple fanatics honour has been satisfied.

08 Dec 2008