News: Zune Is Taking Shape As Social Networking Gadget

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UPDATED. As new details about Microsoft’s iPod challenger Zune pop up in FCC filings, it is clear that its competitive advantage is in allowing users to create mobile social networks and stream music to nearby friends or strangers. However, it seems we will indeed have to wait for a Zune player that will let you download and buy the music you want on the go. You will still have to connect this version of it to a PC to do that. But the wireless DJ function and the ability to beam photos between devices are still great.


According to documents filed Thursday with the FCC, Zune has wireless networking abilities that once turned on, allow people to send and receive photos, as well as "promotional” copies of songs, albums and playlists. It sounds great, but the filing does not define "promotional copies". I believe it is a term also known as “controlled sharing”, usually involving a few selected songs with a time limit of how long you can keep them.