Close but no cigar: Wharton B-School's DRM analysis

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So where's the downside?

Keep in mind that B-schools (Wharton no exception) are all about making the most of the assets of a business, not about looking out for consumers.

Wharton is gushing about the potential of Apple's business because they're in a position to not only rape consumers [1], but the Content Cartel [2]. Any B-school would admire the prospect.

You probably got off to a bad start by misunderstanding the criticism of Sony. That wasn't an objection to Sony's abuses, only to the bad PR that it caused. Sony wasn't bad, they were just stupid to get caught.

[1] The consumers pay the same regardless, the rape comes from getting less from their money.
[2] They used to be in control of distribution and didn't split the take with anyone (marketing costs aside.) Now they're about to learn to live on Apple's crumbs.

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