Microsoft To Sell You Ten Songs A Month
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The idea of saving $30,000 or instead just paying $15 per month seems fairly obvious to most. And clearly, this ad from Microsoft starts off pretty strongly.
But here is the problem - based on what I am reading here, you are only able to keep ten songs at a time to do as you wish with (own), while still having access to the rest of the music library via the Zune. Sounds neat, but it also sounds like a pain in the backside. Why? Stop paying that monthly fee and you own… ten songs. Lame.
Personally, if you must go with an alternative, consider the DRM free goodness of Amazon or iTunes own DRM free music options. You might pay more up front, but at least you can do as you wish with the music you are buying. Otherwise, try the Zune and the failed Napster model and rent your tunes.
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MAspider
May 15th, 2009
at 6:01pm
Fail.
Nick
May 15th, 2009
at 6:01pm
Stop paying that monthly fee and you own… ten songs.
To be fair, once you stop paying that monthly fee the number of songs you own is 10 times the number of months you were a customer.
Michael Mieszkuc
May 15th, 2009
at 6:09pm
I use Amazon MP3. Their deals are sometimes outstanding and have the ability to play the music on anything which is a huge +.
Shane Nokes
May 15th, 2009
at 6:09pm
Matt, you have your info a bit mixed up.
You said, “you are only able to keep ten songs at a time to do as you wish with (own), while still having access to the rest of the music library via the Zune. Sounds neat, but it also sounds like a pain in the backside. Why? Stop paying that monthly fee and you own… ten songs. Lame”
This however is not quite the case. I mean yes this would be true, if you only had the pass for a single month.
However you’re able to keep more than 10 songs at a time. Each month you get 10 new credits for songs.
So if you had the Zune Pass for 3 months and stopped paying the monthly fee you would own 30 songs, not 10.
So honestly how is that lame?
You misrepresent the value proposition by stating that the user will only ever have 10 songs no matter how long they have the pass.
So truly which is more lame…spending $10 on 10 songs from iTunes…or spending $10 on 10 songs and $5 more to access a library of music each month from Zune?
Zune80
May 15th, 2009
at 6:34pm
First off, songs downloaded from the Zune Marketplace are DRM free, and have been forever. Unlike that Apple store.
Second, if you stop paying your monthly fee you get to keep 10 songs for each month you used the service…not 10 songs total. That means you’re still not losing money because the average CD has 10 to 12 songs, and on average costs more than the monthly fee.
I’ve owned two iPod Classic 80’s that were both defective within a week of buying them. Took them back and bought my Zune 80. I’ve had it for nearly two years and not a days worth of trouble. I also own a 2g iPod Touch. I like it very much for the apps, but I don’t use it for video or music. I use my Zune because it’s better in my opinion..make that millions of people’s opinions.
Last, I’m getting really tired of people showing the oldest first version of the Zune…the 30 gig as if that’s all Microsoft offers. The second and third gen Zunes are sleek and stylish…unlike the orignal. Play fair or don’t play at all.
The new Zune HD will be killer and it comes out this fall. I will be in line to get mine. :)