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- Amazon sales on Zune 8 GB, 4 GB flash playersNovember 22 2008
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Not sure how long this will last, but Amazon has a door-crasher of a sale on right now for Zune flash players. The Zune 8GB flash player is going for $112
(including the new blue color), and the 4GB is on sale for $86
- Canadians: a great deal on Zune flash playersNovember 21 2008
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The Canadian version of BestBuy’s online store is offering an unusually generous offer: get a free 4GB Zune when you buy a 16GB Zune player.
I haven’t seen a deal comparable to that here in the States. It’s a limited time offer, available here.
Thanks to ZuneInsider for the news.
- FAQ: the new Zune Pass ‘keep-it-forever’ modelNovember 20 2008
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Here are answers to commonly-asked questions about the new Zune Pass subscription model, which became available at 11pm Pacific last night. With this enhancement, you not only get subscription access to tracks from Zune Marketplace - you also get ten tracks per month, for keeps!
1. What’s the catch here?
There doesn’t seem to be a catch. You get everything you always got with your Zune Pass (i.e. unlimited access to Marketplace subscription tracks, for as long as you maintain your subscription), plus your choice of tracks to keep every month.
2. If I don’t download my ten tracks this month, can I download twenty next month? In other words, do the ten free downloads carry over from month to month?
No, there is no rollover of the ten downloads from one month to the next. Download your selected ten tracks each month; next month you’ll be able to download ten more.
3. Is the ‘free downloads’ offer retroactive from when I started my Zune Pass?
No, it starts now. Each month from this month forward, you get ten free downloads.
4. How do I download the ten free tracks?
Right-click on the track you want, and select ‘buy’ or ‘add to cart’. If you have a Zune Pass, each month you will have a ten-item credit in your account to use for this.
5. Are the free tracks in WMA or in MP3 format?
You can download them in whatever formats are available in Zune Marketplace. (Right now, 90% of Marketplace
- Zune Pass subscription now lets you keep tracks foreverNovember 20 2008
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Well, this rumor didn’t take long to confirm. Microsoft has indeed enhanced its Zune Pass subscription service - and in a big, bold way. Now, in addition to giving access to millions of Marketplace tracks, the Zune Pass lets you keep ten free songs every month.
This makes the Zune Pass an even more compelling bargain. It’s arguably the best music deal available anywhere.
It’s getting harder to come up with real reasons for anyone to not have a Zune Pass.
This all kicks in about an hour - at at 11pm Pacific time tonight. So stand by, and let the downloading begin.
- New subscription model in the works for Zune?November 19 2008
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Some details about upcoming Zune plans were revealed today by Microsoft Zune marketing lead Chris Stephenson.
In an interview with AdWeek about Microsoft’s use of marketing agency Crispin, Porter & Bogusky, Stephenson indicates that the company plans to reveal a new Zune subscription model this week “that’ll make it easier for people to get into the model.”
The use of Crispin represents a marketing strategy for Zune that is more closely aligned with Microsoft’s overall marketing. Stephenson indicates that the company is “looking to drive the Zune brand closer to Microsoft and the PC platform,” said Stephenson.
Both good things. Speculation is rampant, as it should be, in our forums.
(Thanks to segadc for the tip.)