Zune spreads: Zune Pass in Europe, v4.7 syncs Windows Phone 7 devices
Microsoft has announced the next phase of expansion for its Zune multimedia platform, and it means that theZune Pass subscription download service is finally spreading outside of North America. As of v4.7, the Zune software will also be the tool for managing Windows Phone 7 devices; Microsoft will roll it out in over 20 countries, together with bringing Zune Pass access to the UK, France, Italy and Spain.
Those four countries will get unlimited streaming for £8.99/€9.99 per month, while the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany will get non-DRM MP3 purchases. There’ll also be video on offer, either to rent or to buy depending on where you live (rental supported in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; purchases supported in the UK, France, Germany, Canada, Australia and New Zealand).
That video content can be watched on a Windows PC, through Xbox Live or sync’d over to a Windows Phone 7 handset. Because of differing regional deals with content providers, it does mean that not everybody is going to be getting exactly the same service, and only US users of Zune Pass will get to keep ten tracks per month (for $14.99, including unlimited streaming).
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