The news
Microsoft's iPod competitor, the Zune, will sell at $250 when it comes available in the USA on November 14 in time for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Individual music tracks will cost 79 Microsoft Points (there's 80 points to a dollar) and a monthly subscription - a Zune Pass - with unlimited download rights, will cost $14.99 per month.
The company has also announced pricing of its Zune-brand accessories and these range from $30 to $100.
Zune's 30GB hard drive will come preloaded with various media - nine audio tracks, 12 music videos, three short films and a bunch of stills, including 12 "classic" rock posters from Art of Modern Rock.
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ABC News - Price Leaked for Microsoft's Zune?Electronic Frontier Foundation - Microsoft's Zune Won't Play Protected Windows Media
The Enquirer - Zune won't play MS DRM infected files
