Zune Marketplace Begins the Long, Slow Goodbye Microsoft alerted users of its deprecated Zune Marketplace that it will no longer be offering music, TV show or movie purchases (or, for movies, rentals) through the service starting as soon as next week. The change comes as the service’s Xbox- branded replacements shift from Microsoft Points to using local currency. But you have to think that offering will eventually be axed as well, as there is no support for it in Xbox Music. At the time, a number of readers still using Zune Marketplace—required for Zune devices as well as Windows Phone 7. I thought Microsoft would update the Zune PC software to support this change to local currency. I didn’t think that would happen, but it didn’t occur to me that the firm would use this as a further step towards Zune’s final curtain call. Starting as soon as August 2. I don’t think Microsoft ever communicated an actual date before, Microsoft Points are going away. Again, check out Xbox Live + Local Currency for the details. But the point here is that you cannot purchase music with Microsoft Points after this migration occurs. Movies and TV shows. When the conversion away from Microsoft Points happens next week, users will no longer be able to purchase movies or TV shows, or rent movies, from Zune Marketplace through the Zune PC software. However, Microsoft also revealed that it will be bringing Xbox Video to the web—as it did recently with Xbox Music—“later this year.” Why they couldn’t have synced that up with this milestone is unclear. Personal collection. Users who purchased movies and TV shows will still be able to stream and download that content. Microsoft doesn’t specify that this will be possible from the Zune software, but I assume that will be the case. Music purchases. Zune Marketplace will no longer support music purchases. Instead, you must use the Xbox Music app for Windows 8/RT, Zune Marketplace on Windows Phone 7. Xbox Store on Windows Phone 8 handsets. None of the Zune Music Pass functionality is changing. What would make this more palatable, of course, is full- featured Xbox clients that work on versions of Windows previous to Windows 8/RT, and device sync support in Windows 8/RT for Zune and Windows Phone 7. The former could be handled through the web client(s), I suspect, though they would need to be updated with purchase/downloading support, and these offerings should have been ready before the forced Microsoft Points migration. But I’d be surprised if Microsoft did anything but retreat as quickly as possible from these aging device platforms. Which is too bad, as both were (and still are) excellent. Their machines can’t play DRMed books. More headaches at the public library? Other compatibility woes? To get started using Zune HD, download the latest software to your PC from zune.net/setup and charge your Zune. Audible Download Audio Books. Microsoft to shut down Zune Music. You can't download anything. Has anyone else had any trouble downloading and of the books from the Original Books part of the catalog? My Zune simply refuses to. While I can download, I can’t figure how to transfer to Zune. I’ve found that library books on my Zune never expire like they. Just download media from. Announcements Art AskReddit askscience aww blog books creepy. It makes me miss my 80gig zune. All you have to do is download and installed.
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