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Microsoft considering making Zune services available to Apple users

For all you who still believe Microsoft is still consumed with the impossible task of beating the iPod with the Zune, here's more proof that Zune's future is all about software and services and not hardware.

Microsoft is considering whether it should port the Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple's. There's no guarantee that the Redmondians will end up doing this - or timetable as to when this could happen - but it's one of many strategies under active consideration.

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Pandamobile5734d ago

They should. The Mac platform is a decent chunk of the overall computer market.

Apple makes iTunes for Windows, so why wouldn't you return the favour?

IdleLeeSiuLung5734d ago (Edited 5734d ago )

That would be great. Unfortunately, I don't subscribe to ZunePass, but I love having choices.

I also don't like to be tied to a specific device service.

SuperSaiyan45734d ago

Try and even take on Apple if they wont even release the mp3 play in other countries?? is the Zune only usable by the american public???

Eiffel5734d ago (Edited 5734d ago )

It's available to people in America and Canada. Despite it has multilevel language support. I have a few friends in Germany who got their Zune's imported. I'm sure it will make it's way noticeably in other countries.

I own a Zune 4GB and now I just got the Zune HD. I've never looked back on the ipod since.

bjornbear5734d ago

He had trouble with it here for a while =P still, good to see MS opening up a LITTLE bit to the competition

Christopher5734d ago

Regarding Microsoft not going for hardware, just software.

Just because Microsoft will spread its services to other platforms, doesn't mean they still don't want their hardware to dominate. All it means is that Microsoft will get money from you any way they can, whether it's their hardware (360, Zune) or their software (Windows, Mobile Windows, MS Office for the Mac, etc.).

It's these software lead that has made Microsoft so successful with their console, why wouldn't they do the same thing with their other hardware?

tojfrd7931z5734d ago

I love the smell of desperation in the morning!

deno5734d ago

This would be perfect, I have a mac and I prefer the zune store and zune over itunes. I actually called zune regarding this issue, asked them if they will bring zunes to mac.

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