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Subscription music services: Are we there yet?
blogs.zdnet.com - 11/20/2008
Subscription music services: Are we there yet?
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Microsoft on Thursday announced a new music subscription model for its Zune music player and the big question in the back of the room is this: Will subscription music services ever become dominant? Sure, there are a few folks that subscribe to their music. And Microsoft has signed agreements ...

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Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone? - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
cnbc.com - 11/25/2008
Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone? - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
— cnbc.com — I'm hearing from a good source that Microsoft is ready to give a major facelift to the company's Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company. My source says that the new device falls under the codename ... (more) Microsoft's Zune To Evolve Into New "Pink" Smart Phone?  ...

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Microsoft chopping Zune prices
news.cnet.com - 11/18/2008
Microsoft chopping Zune prices
— news.cnet.com — With the economy tanking and the holidays looming, Microsoft is hoping to salvage some Zune sales by chopping prices. (Credit: Microsoft) The software maker plans to announce on Wednesday a price cut for its flash-based models. The 4GB ... (more) Microsoft chopping Zune prices

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microsoft.com - 11/20/2008
Microsoft Announces New Zune Pass Music Subscription Model: Consumers can now keep the tracks ...
— microsoft.com — Consumers can now keep the tracks they love. REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 19, 2008 — Zune, Microsoft Corp.’s digital music and entertainment service, today announced landmark agreements with major and independent music labels to bring significant new value ... (more) Microsoft Announces New Zune Pass Music Subscription ...

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For the race it’s running, the Zune should really come in tortoise-shell
GMSV — ... , one that may get some undecided voters to take a closer look at both the Zune and the subscription music model in general . Subscribers who have been paying $14.99 a month for a Zune Pass, giving them unlimited streaming access to millions of tracks, will now be able to download and keep up to 10 songs a month at no additional cost — about a $10 value at the common per-track selling price. “The way people consume music has changed,” ...

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Zune Pass adds 10 permanent downloads per month — CNET News.com 11/20/2008
Microsoft's subscription music offering just got better.
Microsoft, labels try to revive subscriptions — CNET News.com 11/20/2008
Those who pay for a $14.95 a month Zune Pass will now get to keep 10 songs a month regardless of whether they remain subscribers.
Subscribers get Microsoft Zune Pass break — The Seattle Times: Microsoft 11/20/2008
Excerpts from the blog Microsoft's Zune still isn't going to catch Apple's iPod, but you've got to give the group credit for creative approaches...
Microsoft Offers Free Songs to Zune Subscribers — Today @ PC World 11/20/2008
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