Microsoft have announced plans to launch a Zune video and music store to compete with iTunes.
The store, which is due "within weeks" according to Microsoft, will
also feature a subscription service for Xbox 360, Windows PCs and
Windows Phone 7.
The subscription fee for a "Zune Pass"
will be $14.99 per month for unlimited downloads and streaming. Craig
Eisler, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Interactive
Entertainment Business Group, said of the launch:
The integration between Zune, Windows Phone 7 and Xbox
Live is an exciting advance in our entertainment offering. Zune enables
users access to the entertainment they want, wherever they want it - and
now, more people than ever will be able to enjoy the freedom and
flexibility that the Zune service offers.
Zune has been upgraded with new features and functionality and will
serve as the Windows Phone 7 synchronization client. Microsoft say the
new software
(version 4.7) will be available to download for free in more than 20
countries, including the U.K., France, Italy, Germany and Spain, to
allow management of movies, music, podcasts and photos.
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