I use the zune pass and love it. Yes I owned boxes of tapes in the early 80s, then CDs in the 90s, and guess how many of those albums I listen to now? less than 2%...my tastes have changed. I have two hard drives of all those ripped tapes and CDs and I haven't listened to them in over four years. The subscription based model works great for my family here is why. 1. I like many genres of music and I love to try different artists 2. My 21 month old son loves music and what's better than being able to listen to any kids album. Six months from now his tastes will change - no loss 3. Wife has her music she loves and she can fill her zune with whatever she wants. So I gain music for three different people for 15 bucks a month + 10 free "all mine" tracks This is a steal for my family