PlaysForSure was Microsoft's digital media rights management brand name and certification process to help ensure that Windows Media music from a wide range of music stores would work on "PlaysForSure" players. Apparently that doesn't include Zune. I sense a backlash forming.
The NY Times offers some mixed commentary on the new device.
This is why I still buy CDs. Once you spend a few hundred bucks with a particular store, you're locked in and at risk if you ever change devices or stores. It also makes the case for subscription music rather than purchase. At least then you KNOW you won't be able to keep the music once you drop your subscription.
If Microsoft gets behind the Zune the way they did with XBox, though, then it's worth sticking it out. I haven't been able to find out if it will support Windows Media Lossless playback but for me that alone would make the case for purchase. With 30GB, why compress to 192kbps if you own the CD?
The NY Times offers some mixed commentary on the new device.
This is why I still buy CDs. Once you spend a few hundred bucks with a particular store, you're locked in and at risk if you ever change devices or stores. It also makes the case for subscription music rather than purchase. At least then you KNOW you won't be able to keep the music once you drop your subscription.
If Microsoft gets behind the Zune the way they did with XBox, though, then it's worth sticking it out. I haven't been able to find out if it will support Windows Media Lossless playback but for me that alone would make the case for purchase. With 30GB, why compress to 192kbps if you own the CD?