Loading ...Microsoft sets $250 price for Zune, songs for 99 cents
Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer Inc.’s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season.
Microsoft’s 30-gigabyte Zune will retail for $249.99 — 99 cents higher than the iPod with the same amount of storage — when it goes on sale November 14. Songs available for download at the Zune Marketplace service will cost about 99 cents a song, on par with prices at Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft said.
The world’s largest software maker faces an uphill climb in trying to topple the popular iPod after conceding a five-year head start to Apple’s media player.
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I havent seen that photo yet, I hope that isnt the back of the box I see.
Not sure. I see someone is a big Zune fan aren’t ya now? Sure looks a lot like an iPod though. Hmmm. Was that intentional?