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  • To most of you, thanks for your help in validating my opinion of so many Apple fans. And incidentally, I only posted because the positions taken in the comment section here are so rabidly irrational. I'm certainly not getting paid to post here, or a…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by The General Of course, will microsoft put in their ad, that if you use their music rental system, you lose all the files you put on your Zune when they close the system. they have already kaboshed a few online stores a…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism You misunderstand. It's not that this wouldn't appeal to a select number of users, but that it doesn't appeal to enough users to viable AND the commercial's poor rational is laughable. The 10 free tracks are …
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by skottichan *sighs* Apparently you can't read. I'm saying, if you for any reason stop the subscription, either because you can't afford it, or MS pulls the plug (Like Plays-For-Sure), you will have spent on average $1.5…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by beg iTunes users also have the advantage when it comes to the actual files we get to keep. We get DRM free AAC files. Rather than DRM laden WMA (garbage, Windows only) files. Songs purchased from the Zune Marketplac…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by skottichan Which is great for you, but I can't justify $15/mo to keep 10 songs. If I were to lose my job subscriptions would be the first thing I would cut. So instead of the $.99/song I'd spent on Amazon and iTunes, I…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • Quote: Originally Posted by beg Zune Pass - $15 per month to keep 10 songs and listen to unlimited songs. iTunes (assuming iPhone or iPod Touch) - $10 - $13 per month to keep 10 songs and listen to unlimited songs via AOL Radio, Last.fm, Pando…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009
  • You folks crack me up. If Apple had come out with a subscription service, you'd all be calling it the next best thing since sliced bread. Let's look at the math here... For $14.95 a month, I get 10 songs to keep. So, I'm effectively paying roughl…
    in Microsoft launches assault on Apple's "iPod tax" Comment by wynand32 May 2009