Zune was a line of digital media products and services marketed by Microsoft from November 2006 until its discontinuation in June 2012. It consisted of a line of portable media players, digital media player software for Windows PCS, a music subscription service known as "Zune Music Pass", music and video streaming services for the Xbox 360 via the Zune Software, music, TV and movie sales, and desktop synchronization software for Windows Phone. Zune was also the provider of music streaming for United Airlines in-flight, after a partnership in 2010.
The Zune started as a line of portable media players created in cooperation with Toshiba. Microsoft intended to challenge and beat Apple, whose iPod line held an enormous market share. Three hard disk players ranging from 30 GB to 120 GB were released, alongside six flash players. However, its overall market share in the U.S. remained low. Microsoft discontinued all Zune hardware in October 2011, with digital content distribution from them starting under their Xbox Music and Xbox Video brands.
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- Zune.net (archived 2008-04-12)
- Zune Insider – Insider blog and podcast (archived 2008-10-01)