Microsoft Zune will be available in black, brown or white and comes with an FM tuner, WiFi connection and a 3-inch screen. A complementary music service, Zune Marketplace, the equivalent of Apple's iTunes, will "enable music fans to discover new music. "You can browse the huge selection of music designed to work seamlessly with your Zune in the Zune Marketplace. When you find new music that you love, it’s simple to buy it and sync it on your player. The Zune Marketplace works with the Microsoft Points program so you can purchase music online without a credit card.
The Marketplace will allow both à la carte and subscription purchase for buying music. Zune devices also come preloaded with music from record labels including DTS, EMI Music's Astralwerks Records and Virgin Records, Ninja Tune, Playlouderecordings, Quango Music Group, Sub Pop Records, and V2/Artemis Records.
Music tranferred to you by other Zune users will be DRM'd and have a 3 day/3 play restriction on it. This goes for any and all music. Free and legal, pirated, etc. If it was transferred to you, it's 3 days or 3 plays. You can then buy it through the Zune store (called The Zune Marketplace) if it's available. Transferred pictures have no limits placed on them.
If the Zune store sports easy usability features like iTunes, offers an impressive and flexible array of content for Zune owners, and if it evolves to have different kinds of video and audio media available similar to iTunes, the Zune marketplace has the potential to become a decent competitor to the Apple iTunes universe. It'll take time, but Microsoft has made a good enough beginning here.
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