There have been several reports of Zune deals that are currently going on at participating Best Buy retail stores. The first report shows that in Canadian Best Buy stores, when you purchase a Zune player, you will effectively get another one for free. The deal is a two for one Zune deal. Although the offer only lasts for a week, or while supplies last, and is only offered online, this offer is one of the best I have ever seen for a Zune player.

Canadian Best Buy Zune Deal

In another report, in the United States, when you purchase a Zune 120GB player, they will give you a free Zune charging dock. The free Zune charging dock includes three adapters so that you could connect any Zune device. There are no further details were given about the U.S. Best Buy Zune deal.

United States Best Buy Zune Deal

Along with the news of the Zune price cuts, this week has been an interesting one for the Microsoft Zune. So go check your participating Best Buy retail store and let us know what happens.

- Geoff

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The other day here on ZuneAgent we reported about the Zune Flash price drop, now it has been announced a few accessories will go on sale too. Sales are good and it is pretty rare for a major MP3 to go on sale like this. The Zune car pack, dock pack as well as the Home/AV pack are all getting a price cut too. Just in time for Christmas it looks like Microsoft is really making a push to move product and steal away a little of Apple’s thunder.

-Ray

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Looks like Microsoft is on a roll with updates. First they released their Zune 3.1 firmware update now they’ve released their upgraded Zune Pass music subscription service. This new service allows users to pick up to 10 songs a month that will get added to their music collection. This along with their Zune Flash price drop shows that Zune really means business this Christmas shopping season. This new move from Zune really puts pressure on other music subscription services to follow suit, services from Napster and Rhapsody must change as well if they are to survive against the Zune or iTunes.

-Ray

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It has just been reported that Zune users now have the pleasure of adding PBS shows onto their Zune players. PBS has made it way onto the Zune Marketplace and Zune users can now download great intellectual shows such as Ken Burns Jazz, America and America Lives, NOVA, Wired Science, and other great shows. This is great that for once, we can have great shows on our Zune that challenge the mind and educate rather than pointless reality shows.

- Geoff

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Good news for Zune fans or anyone in the market for a good MP3 player, Microsoft has announced a price drop on their Zune flash player. The Zune 16GB which retails for $199 will go for $179. The Zune 8GB will get a $10 price drop down to $139. The Zune 4GB is said to be discontinued and will drop down to $99. Check out the new lower prices at Zune Originals, Amazon and at retail locations. These will make a great Christmas gift this holiday shopping season.

-Ray

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A new advertisement for the Zune debuted last night during Heroes and it features hip hop artist Common and Afrika Bambaataa. A real cool advertisement. But anything would be better than the fake Zune commercial. Check it out and let us know what you think.

- Geoff

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There is more great news for all your hardcore Zune fans. Earlier today, we reported that Zune 3.1firmware, which includes three free games, has been released. Well not, it has been reported that flash-based Zunes will be getting a price cut. The 4GB flash-based Zune will cost around $99, the 8GB costs about $139, and the 16GB has a price tag of $179. Unfortunately, the hard-drive based Zune will not be getting a price cut. Although the flash-based DAP market is slowly dying, Microsoft is hoping that this move would increase sales during the upcoming holiday season.

- Geoff

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Zune released their 3.1 update and it includes some extra goodies. Not only does it improve navigation of the Zune Social, it includes three free games! The new Zune 3.1 firmware includes Checkers, Sudoku and Space Battle. Also included is some improved stability and performance to the Zune firmware and Zune PC software. Updated to improve your Zune is always good, free games for your Zune is even better! So head on over to Zune to get your update.

-Ray

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Microsoft is feeling the pressure of the holiday season that they have decided to go to MDC Partners’ Crispin Porter & Bogusky, the marketing firm behind the Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates and the “I’m a PC” advertisements, to help with marketing for the Zune player. Before Crispin, marketing firm T.A.G. was in charge of the Zune. But it is quite obvious that Microsoft feels they need to step it up. Adam Sohn, Zune’s marketing director, said the following:

“They have a lot of credibility working with upstart challenger brands, and in the MP3 space that’s what we are,” battling Apple’s far more popular iPod, he said.

We have always felt the Zune player is a great MP3 player, but it just lacked great marketing. Just take a look at the marketing for the Apple iPod. Although the Apple iPod is far more popular, with better marketing, the Zune can take a charge in the MP3 market.

- Geoff

[Source: MediaWeek]

The newest Zune newsletter had a survey with a question that hinted at possible integration between the Zune and the Xbox 360. The Survey question asked if users ever connected their Zune and Xbox 360, one of the following questions was if you ever used your Zune hard drive for extra Xbox 360 storage. This could hint at Microsoft making the Zune the official device to back up saved games and marketplace downloads. Of course none of this is confirmed or anything.

-Ray

[Source: gizmodo]