tommy66's Profile

I will replace my 2g iPod this holiday. As I am an eMusic user/CD ripper (who can afford to pay a buck for a digital copy of a song?), the Zune Marketplace vs. ITMS argument is irrelevant to me and most other device owners; The regular users of the aforementioned services comprise a small percentage of MP3 player owners. I will evaluate the Zune on its merits as a player, but MSFT is starting in a hole, and setting a VERY bad precedent by paying Universal Music a royalty for each Zune sold. That alone may preclude me from considering one. As for the points system itself, I have no problem with it. But I'm an Xbox Live subscriber and really like the system they have in place for buying content and arcade games. Being that MSFT is trying to interconnect all their entertainment services, it was a logical next step.