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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.
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.
@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.
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.
11/23/08
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.
11/20/08
11/20/08
11/20/08
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.
11/20/08
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.