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Zune — $249.99 On Nov. 14

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-price-war-on-songs dept.

Cubricon writes, "As expected, Microsoft has dropped their price on the Zune in response to Apple's recent iPod updates. Ars Technica has an article that discusses the Zune's use of Microsoft's prepaid 'points' system for songs. Will the masses notice the difference between an iPod and a Zune? Will they want the FM and wireless capabilities?" The Zune lists for $0.99 more than the comparable iPod and songs from the Zune Marketplace will cost just under $0.99.

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  1. Not buying it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wireless. Same amount of space as an iPod. Lame.

  2. Great advantage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Song downloads just under 99 cents? Would that make them 98 cents?

    I predict a flood of switchers.

  3. Re:FM... by michrech · · Score: 5, Funny

    Fuck running, i'm stealing a Hummer H1 with a radio and killing 2 birds with one stone (and anyone who won't move out of my way)!

    What happens 6 miles down the road after you run out of fuel? :)

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  4. Re:FM... by ruiner13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "What happens 6 miles down the road after you run out of fuel?"

    That's still 5.5 more miles than I would have gotten running!

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  5. Re:Monday Morning Quarterbacking by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a mute point anyways, since what he said is, for all intensive purposes, correct. It's a doggy dog world out there, so they might as well keep the price low.

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