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What's so hard to understand?
* DRM-free is worth more to the purchaser
* DRM costs the distributor
* The cost of DRM is passed to the purchaser

Net result to the purchaser: higher price, lower value.

Basic economics.
Posted by: Yagotta B. Kidding   Posted on: 01/04/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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What's so hard to understand?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 01/04/08
Tiers has been done...  John Le'Brecage | 01/04/08
You wouldn't have predicted it...  dave.leigh@... | 01/04/08
But...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/05/08
I said many, not all.  dave.leigh@... | 01/05/08
Not ALL customers loathe DRM  j.m.galvin | 01/05/08
They like their iPods  dave.leigh@... | 01/05/08
Loss leader prices?  j.m.galvin | 01/05/08
re:Loss leader prices?  dave.leigh@... | 01/05/08
Universal?  dave.leigh@... | 01/05/08
Re: Universal?  none none | 01/08/08
Sorry John, but DRM is effectively  Update victim | 01/08/08
So you say...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/08/08
Re: So you say...  none none | 01/08/08
Actually...  ju1ce | 01/11/08
New model for the Labels  slopoke | 01/06/08
that's EXACTLY the point...  jmelnik | 01/07/08
Finally - someone who sees the core issue  Castanet | 01/07/08
Even an industry...  William Cate | 01/05/08
RE: The implosion of music DRM  Dr_Bill | 01/07/08
DRM Free good - Unknown Artists should be free  mbinks@... | 01/07/08
Re: The implosion of music DRM  amurphy@... | 01/07/08
RE: The implosion of music DRM  zdnet@... | 01/07/08
disgusting supposition about download music format. iTunes stinks! etc.  wessonjoe | 01/10/08

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