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First off, always remember, having a monopoly is not against the law, and it's a sign of an extremely successful business. It's not the best situation for the customer, but as long as the position is not abused....
---At a minimum, they should consider a licensing arrangement for other stores to offer fairplay protected files compatible with the iPod---
I think they'll eventually do this. But the iTMS has to be more established.
Also, it would be nice if MS would offer a version of WMP that plays their style of DRM'ed files that works on anything other than Windows. Mac and Linux users are shut out from any of the major online stores selling WMA files.
---Beyond that, what so many refer to as Apple's lock-in is not a file-format at all---
Exactly. AAC is an open standard, available to all for licensing. Note that the iPod plays un-DRMed AAC files just fine. - Posted by: tic swayback Posted on: 10/14/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
More garbage from Dell
ITGuy04 | 10/14/04
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Give them their due
alterego_z | 10/14/04
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Their due would be to shut the doors
ITGuy04 | 10/14/04
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RE: junk
JakAttak | 10/14/04
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I wish ALL MP3 players would compete on OS X too and you? (NT)
Vily Clay | 10/14/04
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RE: compete on OS X
JakAttak | 10/14/04
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No monopolization on store, format, interoperability, ?(NT)
Vily Clay | 10/14/04
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RE: no monopolization
JakAttak | 10/14/04
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monopolies
tic swayback | 10/14/04
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The picture is bigger. (NT)
Vily Clay | 10/14/04
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Plenty are compatible with OSX
ITGuy04 | 10/14/04
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RE: Plenty are compatible with OSX
JakAttak | 10/14/04
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No other stores are Apple compatible
tic swayback | 10/14/04
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Not very attractive
Ken_z | 10/14/04
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Odd that copying is the EASY part?
Laff | 10/14/04
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Business models: One size does not fit all
tic swayback | 10/14/04
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