>Somehow I never understood that Zune didn't work like iTunes (or any logical establishment) where you pay for what you purchase. Zune makes you purchase points

>Somehow I never understood that Zune didn't work like iTunes (or any logical establishment) where you pay for what you purchase. Zune makes you purchase points which are then redeemed for apps and media. Anyone with an XBox will be familiar with this setup. XBox Live uses Microsoft Points as a currency so that Microsoft doesn't have to eat the cost of processing so many transaction fees on purchases of a dollar or two. I'm not sure how Apple gets around this on $0.99 purchases...wouldn't they have to pay $0.10-$0.30 per app/song sold? Microsoft's system cuts that per-transaction cost dramatically, because people would buy $10, $25, or $50 worth of points at a time. And yes, you are the only one who bought a windows phone.