This has brought advanced possibilities such as flashing new firmware, not previously possible.
No new firmware ever fixed the issue, and only replacing the unit that always hung up worked.
What can and does happen a lot is the new firmware will break some functionality that hasn't been fully tested.
The new Store will be coming back online alongside the release of a new firmware update.
I don't know whether they're able to write new firmware into the existing key.
The newest firmware, version 2.10 allows it support resolutions up to 800x600.
A different, more difficult exploit for the new firmware was discovered a bit later.
The new firmware includes some small fixes that fans have asked about for years.
The initial software had mixed reception, prompting the release of new firmware in October 2009.
Best of all, the original Zune 30 will get the new firmware and desktop software as well.