Microsoft’s New Zune Beats iPod In Music Discovery
By Anna Johnson on September 29th, 2008If David Pogue’s article in The New York Times is to be believed, Microsoft’s new Zune digital music player beats Apple’s iPod hands down when it comes to music downloading and discovery.
While it lacks the multi-media features of the iPod, the Zune includes: a built-in FM radio player which also allows you to capture songs you like; over 100 channels including themed channels, weekly playlists such as the Billboard Top 40, hip-hop, children’s music, opera and self-creating channels based on your listening habits; as well as the ability to beam songs to nearby Zunes.
The only caveat is that many of these added features are only available if you pay $15 per month for a ZunePass.
Source: David Pogue, “A New Zune for Serious Music Fans”, The New York Times, September 18, 2008
