Universal Music gets payed for every Microsoft Zune sold

[Darksaber]

Universal Music has struck a deal with Microsoft in which it will get a flat fee for every Zune sold. As the UMG spokesperson has said, this per-unit payment would come in addition to the share of revenue that the music group already plans to receive from per-download sales of songs through Microsoft’s music service. There are reports which have denied the $1/unit flat fee received, which would most likely means that Universal is actually receiving more than that.

Source: BetaNews (http://www.betanews.com/article/Universal_Music_to_Get_Cut_of_Zune_Sales/1163092474/1)

[Jimmy 2004]

Not bad for Universal, probably will be quite a hefty chunk of money. But would the Zune be $1 or whatever cheaper otherwise? :D