Quote:
|
Originally Posted by berdon
Quoted indirectly from Groux:
The Zune software was meant to be used instead of Windows Media Player because WMP made it to easy to do RIAA Unfriendly things.
|
I don't know if the exclusive Zune software is meant to sway pirating but I do believe that it is meant to help bolster song/album sales... I think they believe if people get familiar with the Zune software they'll crack open the Zune Marketplace and go shopping. I think integration with Windows Media Player will come as will tons of other improvements to the software, but I think Microsoft was on such a short timetable with the Zune's project time that they had to skip a few steps and just get it out the door.
Of course all of this is speculation but if one thing MS has taught us is they rely heavily on integrating all of their services into one package, such as the Xbox Live Marketplace with the Zune Marketplace.