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Mike_73 · 06-16-2010, 04:55 PM

Thanks for the help here. I've checked the help page on creating a user account and I like the "none" payment option

I don't bother if they have my name, but I don't need any e-mail from apple on my private e-mail account, neither do I need mail from 3rd parties. And I also don't want to be bothered via snail mail.

As for MS, I did buy a Zune at the time the 1st gen Zunes were discounted down to $70 (that was right before I had to leave the US and go back to Germany).
MS has a really nice store similar to itunes, but you don't have to use it. All games and FW updates were available without even creating an account. So, even if bitching about MS seems ok from time to time (mostly about woes with nonworking hardware or worse implementation of UI compared to apple), this is one thing for which I really like MS.

Thanks again for the help.

06-16-2010, 04:55 PM	#7
Mike_73 Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 1323 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-600, iPad 16GB Wifi, Kindle Voyage, Nexus 6, Razr HD	Thanks for the help here. I've checked the help page on creating a user account and I like the "none" payment option I don't bother if they have my name, but I don't need any e-mail from apple on my private e-mail account, neither do I need mail from 3rd parties. And I also don't want to be bothered via snail mail. As for MS, I did buy a Zune at the time the 1st gen Zunes were discounted down to $70 (that was right before I had to leave the US and go back to Germany). MS has a really nice store similar to itunes, but you don't have to use it. All games and FW updates were available without even creating an account. So, even if bitching about MS seems ok from time to time (mostly about woes with nonworking hardware or worse implementation of UI compared to apple), this is one thing for which I really like MS. Thanks again for the help.