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1. The Zune Pass is certainly the best of the subscription models available, especially now that Microsoft allows you to keep 10 tracks per month. The subscription model is still extremely niche and now matter how slice and dice it, Steve Jobs is correct, the overwhelming majority of people want to keep their music, not rent it.
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That's why Sirius XM has 18 million+ subscribers? Not to mention the millions using Pandora, last.fm, etc. (admittedly, these are free solutions, but the "10 for $15" model gets it pretty close to free).
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2. New iPods run OS X, older iPods do not. The new updates to the iPod lineup require OS X, therefore, the older iPods cannot take advantage of iPod software updates. Besides, do you really want to watch video on an old monochrome screen on a seven year old iPod? Didn't think so.
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What about a 3 year old 5G? Not that Apple has innovated much on the Classic in years, but they could support the newer features on the 5G if they chose.
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3. Until recently weren't Zunes and iPods the same price? So the Zune lineup now runs about $20 less? I guess that could sway some but cheaper is not always better. If that were the case then Coby would have the MP3 player market wrapped up.
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Price is never a factor?
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5. Wireless sync is great and something Apple needs to take advantage of.
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They'd have to put wireless in the Classic and Nanos first...
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6. Wireless music shopping was available on both the iPhone and iPod touch several months before it was on the Zune. Now if comparing iPod Classic, then yeah, Zune wins there, but honestly Apple appears to be pushing the iPod Touch as the defacto iPod these days and that is where the Zune competes.
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It's not, though. It directly competes against the classic. Plus, how many songs can you download on a Touch for $15/month?
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10. User created games are great and no other MP3 player has games available for it. Now excuse me while I browse the iTunes App Store for some more game to download to my iPod Touch.
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Let me know when you fit 120GB on that Touch. Oranges to oranges.
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