Microsoft Zune users get free Wi-Fi at McDonald's

InformationWeek | at | by Mike

Microsoft on Tuesday released a Zune software upgrade that provides wireless access to the Web at no charge from more than 9,800 McDonald's restaurants across the United States.

In addition, version 3.0 of the software makes it easy to buy music heard on the portable media player's FM tuner by letting users click on a song they hear on the radio, and then immediately buy and download it on the device from a Wi-Fi hotspot. If the device is not online, then songs are stored in queue and are purchased the next time the player is on the Web, either through a wireless or wired connection.