Zune Marketplace: yuck

k, this might sound stupid but i was just wondering if it is absolutely necessary to have to get zune market place or even i tunes? can you simply just put the music from a nother source on it? Cant I just use windows media player to sync my music? This is what my decision for buying a Zune is based on so please give me a well writen answer in return. :)

"I have a question, do you get to keep your songs that you download from the marketplace if you don't renew your subscription after a month or two? And are videos going to be offered like in itunes."

I think you do get to keep them, but they're no longer playable until you start to pay your subscription fee again.

I have a question, do you get to keep your songs that you download from the marketplace if you don't renew your subscription after a month or two? And are videos going to be offered like in itunes.

Microsoft shows its true colors with Zune. They force their customers to buy MS tokens in packages, so you'll spend more money than you planned and there's no refund on unused tokens. Then MS fiddles with the values in an attempt to obscure how much you're spending. The only reason why a song is 79 tokens, is because many will perceive that they're spending less than 99 cents. That's lame

Doesn't do to get complacent...

Windows 1.0 was crap and a commercial flop.

Windows 2.0 was crap and a commercial flop.

Windows 3.0 started getting it and was anything but a commercial flop.

Windows 95 handed the Macintosh its ass on a plate.

Now fast forward 20 years.

Zune 1.0 was crap and a potential commercial flop.

Zune 2.0 ...

Zune 3.0 ...

Microsoft goes the distance, and if Steve Jobs doesn't want history to repeat itself, he'd better make sure the 6G iPod and the iPod+phone are cool enough to stay in the lead.

Because there's a big ugly brown truck in the rear view mirror and it's closer than it appears.

I don't know why some commenters have questioned the relevance of the Zune on TUAW. Everyone has been asking whether this will be the iPod killer, and last time I checked, this blog also covers iPods. Seems perfectly logical to me that the Zune would be discussed here.

I own an iPod and don't see myself using anything else, but I was curious to see Microsoft's offering. So far am I disappointed with Microsoft's advertising campaign. Has anyone else seen their commercials? If I knew nothing about the Zune, I would be so confused as to what Microsoft is trying to sell me. And zune.net? What's up with that?

I laughed when I saw the CNN thing. Shuffle trumfing the Zune. Funny they call Soon anyway, I thought that was Longhorn.

But then, I suddenly felt sorry for the poor developers. I can't help but imagene that they really tried hard, only to get overthrown by some louses execs.

"Yeah, you're a journalist alright. I see "craptacular suckiness" in the Times all the time. Don't insult real professionals like that ever again."

A sense of humour makes life a lot easier. You should try it some time (as should many other commenters on this blog).

Wouldn't you think Microsoft would buy the zune.com domain to support the launch of their player?

Have you tried going to www.zune.com?

snapshot of the zune.com page

Easy there RN, don't you think the "ha!" indicates a certain self-deprecating tone?