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Microsoft launches Zune - in other news, Napster offers free player

Muted welcome for Microsoft Zune - BBC

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It has been a busy week for music, mobile devices and movies, and Microsoft has added to the furore with the launch of its Zune player.

As for Napster's Samsung Player, it's free when you sign up to the Napster to go service for three months.
Only 512MB compared to 30GB on the Zune but hey, free is free.

Both are free from the proprietary iTunes of the iPod... could we see Apple act on this by following suit? It'd surely be a blow for Microsoft if they did.