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VIRTUALISATION Zune, marketplace pricing and launch date revealed
VIRTUALISATION Zune, marketplace pricing and launch date revealed | Zune, marketplace pricing and launch date revealed |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 29 September 2006 | |
  
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Zune users will also have access to a range of optional extras, including a car pack that costs US$79, a travel pack for US$99 and a home pack for US$99 that includes the necessary items to hook the Zune player into the home TV and stereo systems. As expected, the Zune Marketplace will offer both a subscription service and the ability to purchase music and videos. The subscription service, at US$15 a month, will enable users to access the whole store for as long as they keep the subscription payments up but they will not be able to keep any music or videos permanently.
Purchasing music and videos will work on a points system called
Microsoft Points, which enables users to buy packages of points of 1200
for US$15, 2000 for US$25, and 4000 for US$50. Predictably, a song
costs 79 points, equivalent to US$0.99, the same as iTunes. The points
can also be used to purchase other Microsoft products |
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