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Zune PC Software 4.7 Gets Reviewed

Paul Thurrott has just published a review of the next update to the Zune PC Software. The main changes and new features are understandably focused around Windows Phone 7 with the devices only able to sync to a PC via the Zune software; without this software or later versions it is not possible to sync a device with a PC.

Within the update Windows Phone 7 devices will be treated just like Zune devices within the software. There is a new section within the Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 apps. The Movies section of the software now differentiates between DRM-free movies/videos and purchased ones, as part of this the Zune service will now track all purchased movie content, allowing them to be streamed or downloaded at any time on any Zune device. Another addition to the software is lots of helpful pieces of text throughout the program that explains what features do and how to use them, they disappear over time. It doesn’t sound like there is much else new with the software.

Paul Thurrott does find complaint with the software though because it is the only way sync Windows Phone 7 devices with a PC, it would indeed be useful if Windows or indeed other pieces of software could access files stored on the devices.

There is little else known about this software at the moment but it is thought that it will be released sometime over the summer, possibly accompanied by the international roll out of the full Zune service, including the Zune Pass.

You can read the article here.