The troubled Microsoft Zune Player has now suffered the ignominy of being even cheaper this week:

Microsoft says the cut is “part of the normal product lifecycle, something we’ve had on the books for months.” Its statement added: “We just got some research back and customer satisfaction with the 30GB device is really high (around 94 percent) and we expect even more consumers will now want to discover the Zune experience at the new lower price.”

The problem is that at even $9.99 the Zune is as useful as a one armed dishwasher……