Microsoft Corp. will take another maneuver at blending social networking with digital music with the release of new Zune music players and will offer consumers 1 million unprotected songs on its online music store.

Microsoft will offer three new models of the Zune in November, including two equipped with flash memory. The 4GB and 8GB versions are iPod Nano look-alikes that will sell for a suggested retail price of $149 and $199 respectively. An 80GB player equipped with a hard drive will sell for $249. The pricing scheme for the devices exactly mirrors that of Apple’s iPods.

Microsoft’s digital music rivals — other than Apple’s iTunes — include Creative Technology Ltd., SanDisk Corp. and Samsung Electronics Corp.

Source: PC World, CNET

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