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So far DRM on cd's has been an expensive and embarrassing failure (see the Sony Rootkit for the prime example). I don't see a lot of DRM on the cd's I buy (then again, I buy mostly indies or obscure stuff from the majors which I only buy used). They seem to have no problem selling the majority of discs without any DRM.

As for the premium price on the Jessica Simpson song, Yahoo claims this is because of the customization feature, where you can put your own name in the song, not the lack of DRM. Still, not a bad business model to consider--DRM free usable tracks could cost more than crippled less usable DRMed tracks. That would at least be fair, selling inferior products for less money than superior ones.
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Competition is good in all its forms  NonZealot | 07/21/06
Yes, I suppose it is good...  nomorems | 07/21/06
Yeah, they're starting to sound like  John Zern | 07/21/06
Not really  tic swayback | 07/21/06
Hmm  NonZealot | 07/21/06
Doesn't matter  tic swayback | 07/22/06
Good discussion  NonZealot | 07/22/06
Differentiation is key  tic swayback | 07/22/06
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I forgot that some posters aren't that smart  NonZealot | 07/21/06
Right  Richard Flude | 07/22/06
You ain't no tic, that's for sure!!  NonZealot | 07/22/06
NonZealot - you know he is right, fool happy - NT  raycote | 07/24/06
Vapour-hardware?  Spikey_Mike | 07/24/06
Agree, can't say the same for their 'Partners'  dave95. | 07/21/06
Don't worry...  hal9000mx | 07/23/06
Business as usual  baggins_z | 07/21/06
Don't forget this part  tic swayback | 07/21/06
No worse then anyone else  mdemuth | 07/21/06
Partners versus leeches  tic swayback | 07/22/06
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Hmm, MS copies Apple, Apple copies Creative...  Scrat | 07/21/06
Apple copies ? That's a laugh!  nomorems | 07/21/06
Oh please, get real...  Scrat | 07/21/06
Oh please..get detailed.  nomorems | 07/21/06
Well ....  fredsmith6 | 07/21/06
Yeah they bought the OS alright.........  dave95. | 07/21/06
I answered it, you just chose not to listen  Scrat | 07/22/06
3 guffaws!  slingzenarrowzuvowtrayjissforchin | 07/24/06
How about Xerox  John Zern | 07/21/06
Licensed it, not copied it.  nomorems | 07/21/06
Sorry, John, Apple paid for it in full.  999ad@... | 07/21/06
Wrong on history  dave95. | 07/21/06
Not actually wrong  999ad@... | 07/22/06
Zune is a decent name  PB_z | 07/21/06
Good point.  John Zern | 07/21/06
Zune is a decent name...  TCO . | 07/24/06
Got my order in...  Mike Cox | 07/21/06
It sure would be cool ...  P. Douglas | 07/21/06
The WiFi part strikes me  999ad@... | 07/21/06
Virus magnet? Could be  NonZealot | 07/21/06
huh??  galileon | 07/22/06
Well if ALL the units had WiFi  999ad@... | 07/22/06
More likely a DRM magnet  tic swayback | 07/22/06
Uh huh, just like Apple.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/06
Huh?  tic swayback | 07/22/06
Not so unprotected as you think  flatliner | 07/23/06
Premium prices  tic swayback | 07/23/06
Funny  TWRX | 07/22/06
more like "compete against" versus 'rival'  Boot_Agnostic | 07/22/06
Apple's already tried its hand at game consoles...  PB_z | 07/22/06
The funny thing about Apple is . . .  999ad@... | 07/23/06
So True  dave95. | 07/23/06
Oh most certainly  999ad@... | 07/24/06
They are in a spot to pick and choose as they please  Boot_Agnostic | 07/24/06
Good luck!  dave95. | 07/22/06
RICHARD FLUDE!!! HE SAID COMPETITION!!  NonZealot | 07/22/06
Uh Oh, someone woke the sleeping giant.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/22/06
Ooooh, I'm scared  tic swayback | 07/22/06
Not A Good Wager  tekspek1 | 07/22/06
Big difference  tic swayback | 07/23/06
Keep Waiting  itanalyst | 07/23/06
Don't think they were sleeping  dave95. | 07/22/06
Partners?  flatliner | 07/23/06
I'll remember that  nucrash | 07/24/06
Simplicity  TWRX | 07/22/06
good luck  not of this world | 07/22/06
Ipod, Microsoft Players = Both SUCK  itanalyst | 07/23/06
Huh?  dave95. | 07/23/06
You say what?  999ad@... | 07/23/06
Someone send this video to MS....  dave95. | 07/23/06
MSFT has one thing going for it  flatliner | 07/23/06
Knowing MS.....  hal9000mx | 07/23/06
Sorry Bitty, This Is Gonna TANK  itanalyst | 07/23/06
Just like Sony  Boot_Agnostic | 07/24/06
Doomed to failure  tic swayback | 07/24/06
Zune NOT compatible with Plays For Sure!!!!!  tic swayback | 07/24/06
iTunes locks you into it's music format, talk about limiting!  tgschmidt | 07/24/06
What happens when...  tic swayback | 07/24/06
Slanted view & just wrong....  GSavage777 | 07/24/06
But you had to buy every song  tgschmidt | 07/24/06
Who Invented What  BillyBrack | 07/24/06
Facts instead of hear-say  the_seb | 07/25/06
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Name almost as bad as "Wii"  Narg | 07/24/06
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To each his own  tic swayback | 07/24/06
Renting is good sometimes  tgschmidt | 07/24/06
Too many issues for me  tic swayback | 07/24/06
More confusion for the (naive) customers  dave95. | 07/24/06
Wrongo! No confusion for customers if this works.  Narg | 07/24/06
Wrong on what?  dave95. | 07/24/06
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What did I win???  dave95. | 07/24/06
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You are guessing  NonZealot | 07/24/06
Another interpretation  NonZealot | 07/24/06
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