Zune
Sign in to saveZune was a brand of digital media products and services that was marketed by Microsoft from November 2006 until it was discontinued in June 2012. Zune consisted of a line of portable media players, a music subscription service known as Zune Music Pass plus Zune Marketplace for music, TV and movies, streaming services for the Xbox 360 game console, and the Zune software media player for Windows computers which also acted as desktop sync software for Windows Phone.
Key facts
- Brand.discontinued
- 2012
- Brand.name
- Zune
- Brand.logo
- Zune logo and wordmark.svg
- Brand.type
- Digital media
- Brand.currentowner
- Microsoft
- Brand.origin
- United States
- Brand.introduced
- 2006
- Brand.markets
- Worldwide
- Brand.related
- Xbox (successor)
- Information appliance.name
- Zune
- Information appliance.logo_size
- 200px
- Information appliance.manufacturer
- Microsoft
- Information appliance.type
- Digital media, Portable media player
- Information appliance.lifespan
- 2006–2011 (United States)2008–2011 (Canada)2010–2011 (Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and select markets of Europe and Asia)
- Information appliance.release_date
- June 13, 2008 (Zune 4, 8, 80)
- Information appliance.connectivity
- USB
- Information appliance.os
- Windows Embedded CE 6.0
- Information appliance.cpu
- Freescale i.MX31L processor ARM CoreNvidia Tegra APX 2600 (Zune HD)
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Predecessors
- Zune hardware players
- First generation
- Second generation
- Third generation
- Discontinuation of Zune hardware
- On other Microsoft products
- Xbox 360
- Microsoft mobile phones
- Comparison of Zune devices
- Preloaded content
- Specifications
- Accessories
- Firmware
- Zune software
- Zune Marketplace
- Zune Marketplace successor services
- Availability
- Sales and marketing
- Marketing
- Sales
- Availability outside the U.S.
- Discontinuation of Zune software and services
- Legacy
- References
Zune was a brand of digital media products and services that was marketed by Microsoft from November 2006 until it was discontinued in June 2012. Zune consisted of a line of portable media players, a music subscription service known as Zune Music Pass plus Zune Marketplace for music, TV and movies, streaming services for the Xbox 360 game console, and the Zune software media player for Windows computers which also acted as desktop sync software for Windows Phone.
Zune started and revolved around its line of portable media players (PMP) created in cooperation with Toshiba. Microsoft aimed 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, well below Apple and also lagged behind the SanDisk Sansa and Creative Zen. Microsoft discontinued all Zune hardware in October 2011. Zune digital content distribution continued until 2012, when it was replaced by the Xbox Music and Xbox Video brands.