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Microsoft Kills Off Zune Music Service (networkworld.com)
alphadogg writes: It's one of those "You mean it was still alive?" moments: Microsoft today officially has killed off its Zune music streaming and download service. The company notified users in September that Zune services would be retired on Nov. 15. Microsoft has been phasing out its Zune brand for some time now, with Zune music service being morphed into Xbox music and then Groove music. Devices were discontinued in 2011.
When Sony shut down their service, they recommended everyone burn the purchased songs to cds and rip them to have a drm-free copy as further use would be prevented in the case of a renewed license issue. I found this so interesting that I actually saved a copy of the web page. Within a few days Sony updated the information about the music service getting shut down and quietly removed the information about making cds and ripping them.
Just showed me that their are real people that actually care working at these places and then the lawyers come into play.
from a purely hardware perspective, i'll allow it
the Zune was made to take full advantage of all digital media has to offer...particularly video
granted, with enough effort you can get the same functionality on an ipod, but still the hardware of the Zune is solid
of course M$ ruined it, as they do with any good idea, but i can see why a person would really find one useful
Thank you Dave Raggett