Zune — $249.99 On Nov. 14

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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what?

[flipper9]

Microsoft plans to use the same transaction system as Xbox Live, its video game console's online service, which will allow consumers to pay for music using prepaid cards they can buy in retail stores -- saving some the hassle of needing to use a credit card.

So driving/walking to a store to purchase a prepaid card is less of a hassle than typing your credit card # into a form? What are they thinking?

Re:The Fatal Flaw, that will kill zune

[supasam]

From what I understand, there's a whole 24 hour period of whole family sharing that can go on before you have to plunk the cash down. At which point the song erases its self from yer un-pod and then proceeds to bsod until you pay up.


GO AHEAD, PAY UP BITCHES.

Or buy an ipod, where they'll take your money _and_ say thanks!

Re:YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC SUCKS

[WilliamSChips]

If you seriously think that 50 Cent is better than Audioslave then you have absolutely no taste in music.