Microsoft phasing out Zune Marketplace rentals and purchases, but Zune Pass lives on

Xbox Music and Xbox Video are the future of Microsoft's digital media ecosystem. But putting a greater focus on the Xbox brand means saying goodbye to some past ventures. Today, the company announced plans to phase out support for purchases and rentals on Zune Marketplace. "As early as" August 22nd — and coinciding with the death of Microsoft Points — you'll no longer be able to purchase or rent content from Zune Marketplace. Thankfully for people still hanging onto a Zune HD or one of Microsoft's other legacy PMPs, the Zune Music Pass will live on. Customers will still be able to stream music from the Marketplace and continue downloading 10 tracks per month, a unique model that become perhaps the strongest selling point for Zune...

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