MS Sets Price For Zune & Songs

Microsoft has set the price for the new Zune at $249.99 and slapped a $0.99 price tag on the songs. As the owner of an iPod, I am certainly interested in the Zune. Now all I need to do is get MS to send me one.

Microsoft's 30-gigabyte Zune will retail for $249.99 -- 99 cents higher than the iPod with the same amount of storage -- when it goes on sale November 14. Songs available for download at the Zune Marketplace service will cost about 99 cents a song, on par with prices at Apple's iTunes, Microsoft said.