Windows Media Player 11 and Urge

j0e_average writes "The Washington Post is running a review of Microsoft's next version of Media Player, and its integration with MTV's new music service Urge. According to reviewer, Rob Pegoraro, 'Not only does this new, Windows XP-only software promote Urge to the exclusion of other retailers, you can't shop at this store-- or even just play your Urge downloads -- in any earlier version of Windows Media Player.' The Microsoft/Urge subscription model contains a new twist as well: 'Urge also lets you rent songs: $9.95 a month (or $99 a year) lets you download all the tracks you want to a computer, while $14.95 ($149 a year) lets you transfer those downloads to most newer Windows Media-compatible players. These rented songs can't be burned to CD and go silent if you stop paying the fees.'"

Comments

Re:How is this a new twist?

[70Bang]

Grammar tip: "Effect" is a verb. "Affect" is a noun.

Really?

Effect as a noun:

"It produced an effect similar to the aurora borealis."

Affect as a verb:

"Hunger will affect my performance negatively unless I eat.."

You'd have a better cause going after people who use the "Grocer's Apostrophe" or compose|comprise.

Re:How is this a new twist?

[EvanED]

Effect as a verb:
"This new administration will effect change."

Affect as a noun:
"His affect displayed little change when informed of the bad news."

Granted, in 90% of usage "effect" is a noun and "affect" is a verb, but this needn't necessarily be true.