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MrBlahBlah
11/23/08

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I would really love to use the ZunePass service. I really would. But I just can't get myself to do it. It's not even the PC only thing becuase I can install XP via bootcamp or parallels, although that is seriously annoying.

It's just that I can't go back to carrying two devicies around with me anymore (phone + mp3 player). I have been hooked on the convenience that the iPhone affords me - I always have my music with me. So until apple finally gets on the subscription train, I will be forever jealous of zunepass capability and be cursing steve jobs.
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frigg
11/20/08

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Awesome idea. Seems like a way to make subscriptions palatable until the day that music becomes taxed (but otherwise "free") at the ISP.
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Ken_Darrow
11/20/08

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Goodbye iTunes and iPod. Looks like MS figured out how to beat it. How the got the music labels/cartels to agree with this would make an interesting read.
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OMG! Ponies!
11/20/08

@Ken_Darrow: It's not about providing features that the leader has; it's about providing features that the leader doesn't have.

People buy iPods because they want iPods, not just mp3 players. People are starting to buy Zunes because they want a subscription plan and an iPod can't give that to them.
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EBone
11/20/08

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I run Vista on BootCamp on my MBP, and have refurbished Zune I bought for cheap that I connect to it. I tried the free three weeks of the subscription service Zune offers and liked it, but couldn't justify the $15/month. Now it's definitely worth it.

Anyone thinking about it, get the Zune 120 GB model. With an all-you-can-eat service plan, you can fill it up really quickly.
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