Zune Marketplace Reaches 3 Million Songs
Lost in yesterday’s Gallo Music announcement was the blurb at the bottom about Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace:
Zune is Microsoft’s music and entertainment platform that provides an end-to-end solution for Connected Entertainment. The Zune experience includes a 30GB digital media player, the Zune Marketplace music service, and a foundation for an online community that enables music fans to discover new music. Zune Marketplace offers for purchase more than 3 million song titles, ranging from popular hits to leading-edge new music. Zune users can download songs individually or by the album using Microsoft® Points or a Zune Pass subscription, which offers unlimited downloads for $14.99 a month. Zune Marketplace also offers insightful editorial programming produced by a team of music professionals who aim to bring a local record store experience to the digital world. Zune is part of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company’s software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.
Yeah, the Zune Marketplace, which launched with 2 million songs late last year, has increased its inventory by 50%, adding another million songs in half a year. That’s pretty cool for them, and puts them within striking distance of iTunes’ 3.5 million songs. Why didn’t Microsoft publicize this? It’s a pretty good selling point for the Marketplace and the player.
The real question, of course, is how many songs they’ve sold.
(via ClicZune > Digg)
The iTunes store now carries more than 5 million songs according to their website.
http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/
Comment by MacVicta | May 3, 2007