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Old 05-13-2009, 08:05 PM
Jason Dunn
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Originally Posted by Adam Krebs View Post
Yes, the Zune Pass is a great deal, but these over-simplified arguments aren't convincing anyone. Does anyone actually spend thousands of dollars on music from an online store? Of course not; you rip from CDs, download mixtapes and mp3s, and get friends to send you songs.
I disagree with this statement: I don't think they're convincing to the people here - the techies - but to the average user? I think that it resonates - and not because the average user has spent 1000's of dollars on iTunes music, but because paying $15 a month to get access to millions of tracks of music is a compelling feature for some people.

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The ability to listen to a song and decide it's not for you, even before you download it is an eye-opening experience. Add in the personalized recommendations, integration with Zune Social (your friends), and 10 song credits a month and this may be enough to make people take a second look at subscriptions.
Those are harder topics to pitch, but hopefully this is the first of many commercials they'll be doing and they'll explore those benefits as well.
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