It's been confirmed by [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] that 30gb Zunes are being dropped to $199US from the recommended retail price.
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It?s part of the normal product lifecycle, something we?ve had on the books for months. We just got some research back and customer satisfaction with the 30GB device is really high (around 94%) and we expect even more consumers will now want to discover the Zune experience at the new lower price.
I got my zune for $AU370 so this is a pretty significant drop in my opinion. This also raises some suspicions that Microsoft is trying to sell out the first generation zunes first before introducing the Zune 2.0....