[RTGent]

My brother is visiting and has been seduced by my Music Pass features, costs, etc., and is ready to dump his itunes and NOW NEEDS/WANTS what I have. He does have a nice Windows laptop, but for portable play, is there any way to run an XBox Collection on an itouch (generation one)? I have Zune HDs, but he'd rather not spend what they're going for these days: are there any other player options? He uses blackberry, so a Windows phone isn't an easy option. Thanks.

[gsquared]

Not 100% but first thought is no.

[Mystictrust]

Nope. iPod (or any iDevice) does not support WMA, which is what is used for Xbox Music. Xbox Music should be launching on iOS and Android in the future, but I don't think there's a set time for that - and that doesn't necessarily mean it would work on a generation one iTouch anyway (unless Microsoft magically changed the DRM on their unlimited music to something that iPod supported, but don't hold your breath)

Early last year around this time I got a Zune HD to replace my gen 1 iTouch (specifically for Xbox Music) and never looked back... price wasn't too bad, either. Check eBay - the prices don't seem outrageous at first glance. It's a wonderful device - perfect compact size for workouts at the gym or running as well :)

[Nick Archambault1]

Its sad that MS hasnt developed an xbox music app for iOS or Android yet. It took Google less than 2 weeks to develop its Google Play Music app for iPhone. As always Microsoft is late to the game.

[gsquared]

Ugh, Arm-chair CEO in the house..

[Jrexxx]

I think that they were able to get better prices than Spotify/Deezer because it can't run on other platforms.

[RTGent]

Thanks for the relevant responses; my brother purchased a pristine Zune 80 from a local party and left happy.