<s>
Zune	B-Library
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
media	O
management	O
software	O
program	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
application	O
with	O
a	O
library	O
,	O
an	O
interface	O
to	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
media	O
streaming	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
sync	O
with	O
all	O
devices	O
with	O
Zune	B-Library
functionality	O
including	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
4	O
,	O
8	O
,	O
16	O
,	O
30	O
,	O
80	O
,	O
120	O
,	O
Zune	B-Library
HD	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Kin	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
devices	O
work	O
exclusively	O
with	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
applies	O
many	O
design	O
principles	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Metro	O
design	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Phone	I-Operating_System
App	I-Operating_System
(	O
available	O
both	O
as	O
desktop	O
app	O
and	O
Windows	O
Store	O
app	O
versions	O
)	O
and	O
subsequently	O
the	O
"	O
Phone	O
Companion	O
"	O
App	O
built	O
into	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
for	O
PC	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
syncing	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
(	O
including	O
8.1	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
's	O
role	O
as	O
a	O
music	O
and	O
video	O
player	O
and	O
streaming	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
Groove	B-Application
Music	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
online	O
services	O
were	O
completely	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
is	O
still	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
website	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	O
and	O
Zune	B-Library
devices	O
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8/8.1/Windows	O
10	O
Mobile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
supports	O
the	O
following	O
formats	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
organizes	O
the	O
media	O
in	O
its	O
library	O
and	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
library	O
by	O
ripping	O
from	O
CDs	O
,	O
syncing	O
with	O
a	O
Zune	B-Library
device	O
,	O
and	O
downloading	O
from	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
also	O
allows	O
one	O
to	O
organize	O
song	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
streams	O
files	O
to	O
other	O
PCs	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
other	O
compatible	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
also	O
connects	O
with	O
the	O
Zune	B-Device
social	I-Device
and	O
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
files	O
swapped	O
with	O
other	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
runs	O
only	O
on	O
32-bit	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	B-Application
or	O
32-bit/64	O
-bit	O
Windows	O
Vista/Windows	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Professional	O
x64	O
Edition	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
so	O
Zune	B-Library
device	O
users	O
would	O
have	O
continued	O
legacy	O
support	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
brand	O
's	O
phasing	O
out	O
before	O
the	O
2012	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
0.1	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
were	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
while	O
versions	O
since	O
2.0	O
are	O
built	O
independently	O
with	O
additional	O
DirectShow	B-Library
decoders	O
for	O
AAC	B-Application
,	O
MPEG-4	B-Algorithm
and	O
H.264	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2012	O
Zune	B-Library
became	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
store	O
that	O
offered	O
music	O
,	O
podcasts	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
music	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
could	O
be	O
viewed	O
or	O
purchased	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
installed	O
,	O
Zune	B-Library
devices	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
phones	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Kin	I-Device
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Marketplace	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
offering	O
2	O
million	O
songs	O
,	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
had	O
grown	O
to	O
offer	O
14	O
million	O
songs	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
at	O
up	O
to	O
320kbit/s	O
and	O
were	O
DRM-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
on	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
was	O
offered	O
by	O
the	O
big	O
four	O
music	O
groups	O
(	O
EMI	O
,	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
Sony	O
BMG	O
and	O
Universal	B-Application
Music	O
Group	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
smaller	O
music	O
labels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
shows	O
featured	O
music	O
as	O
selected	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
's	O
music	O
becoming	O
DRM-free	O
,	O
songs	O
were	O
protected	O
by	O
Windows	O
Media	O
DRM	O
however	O
the	O
Zune	B-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
only	O
allowed	O
WMDRM	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
to	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
Zune	B-Library
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
DRM	O
content	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
other	O
WMDRM	O
compatible	O
applications	O
and	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
offers	O
television	O
shows	O
from	O
the	O
following	O
companies	O
:	O
A&E	O
,	O
Anime	O
,	O
Bravo	O
,	O
Cartoon	O
Network	O
,	O
CBS	O
,	O
Discovery	O
Communications	O
,	O
E	O
!,	O
Fox	O
,	O
G4	O
,	O
GamerTV	O
,	O
History	O
Channel	O
,	O
Marvel	O
,	O
MLB	O
,	O
NBC	O
,	O
Paley	O
Center	O
,	O
PBS	O
,	O
Spike	O
,	O
Starz	O
,	O
SyFy	O
,	O
TNA	O
,	O
USA	O
Network	O
,	O
and	O
Viacom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Movies	O
from	O
Paramount	O
,	O
Universal	B-Application
,	O
Warner	O
Brothers	O
,	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
and	O
other	O
studios	O
are	O
offered	O
for	O
purchase	O
or	O
time-limited	O
rental	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
content	O
purchased	O
via	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
additionally	O
offers	O
5.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Marketplace	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
included	O
an	O
applications	O
section	O
where	O
apps	O
and	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
for	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
HD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apps	O
that	O
were	O
available	O
included	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
from	O
various	O
independent	O
developers	O
made	O
using	O
XNA	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Studio	I-Device
or	O
OpenZDK	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
C#	B-Application
and	O
C++	B-Language
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
apps	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
and	O
users	O
 '	O
media	O
collections	O
were	O
disabled	O
within	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
browse	O
,	O
purchase	O
,	O
and	O
install	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Phone	I-Operating_System
apps	I-Operating_System
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
was	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
certain	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
content	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
additional	O
countries	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
Australasia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
discovered	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
workarounds	O
for	O
accessing	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Pass	O
and	O
other	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
capabilities	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
countries	O
where	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
offers	O
the	O
entire	O
selection	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
podcasts	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
offers	O
movie	O
and	O
music	O
video	O
downloads	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Zune	B-Library
Pass	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Library
devices	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Kin	I-Device
phones	O
permit	O
the	O
download	O
and	O
streaming	O
of	O
music	O
;	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
additionally	O
allow	O
the	O
download	O
of	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purchases	O
are	O
made	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
currency	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
content	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
and	O
Games	O
for	O
Windows	O
Live	O
marketplaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
exchange	O
rate	O
is	O
one	O
United	O
States	O
dollar	O
to	O
80	O
Microsoft	B-Device
points	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
is	O
a	O
music	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
subscribers	O
to	O
download	O
an	O
unlimited	O
number	O
of	O
songs	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
their	O
subscription	O
is	O
active	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
songs	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
Windows	B-Application
PCs	I-Application
and	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
other	O
Zune-compatible	O
devices	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
be	O
burned	O
to	O
an	O
audio	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
downloaded	O
using	O
Zune	B-Library
Pass	O
are	O
provided	O
in	O
WMA	B-Application
format	O
at	O
192kbit/s	O
and	O
are	O
restricted	O
by	O
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
other	O
select	O
countries	O
were	O
permitted	O
to	O
keep	O
10	O
songs	O
per	O
month	O
even	O
after	O
their	O
subscription	O
ended	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
incentive	O
was	O
ultimately	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
Zune	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Pass	O
price	O
was	O
lowered	O
to	O
$9.99	O
/month	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
10	O
song	O
credit	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
re-branded	O
Zune	B-Library
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
a	O
complete	O
rollout	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
