I don't use the subscription service but it is available in the US, not sure about Canada yet. Basically it's an all you can eat service for fifteen bucks a month, the downside being that your downloads stop playing when you stop subscribing.
I still buy CDs so I can rip them in any format and quality that I want and bounce them between any devices I choose any time I choose. I'd never let Steve or Bill make that decision for me.
Regarding the Zune phone, I don't know anything yet but it would be ideal if it had a smaller form factor than the first gen Zune and was laid out something like this Samsung Ultra 700. The Samsung seems to be a giant killer, fingers crossed on availability.
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I suppose if you buy CD's to rip it makes sense. For those that don't rip I think i-tunes is a better choice. Pay as you go makes sense for those not wanting to buy a whole CD. Why pay 15 bucks when you can just buy a song or two for way less. The idea that you pay 15 bucks a month to "rent" songs doesn't appeal to me. Hopefully Zune will do something about that.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that you can also buy music for about a buck a track just like iTunes. There's a firmware update coming out later this year to expand the wifi funky stuff so I am assuming that wifi direct downloads are on their way as well.
Still love the beast.
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