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This only hurts the artists.
--But the subsequent meteoric rise of the iPod--which does not play Microsoft-formatted music--has forced a change in plans: no more reliance on Microsoft's technology, no more second session and an appeal to Apple for compatibility.--

I seem to remember that some artists were suing to collect their royalties. Since they get payed for each copy of a song that gets sold, 2 copies per CD meant that they were supposed to get paid twice. Removing the second copy only hurts the artists. Besides, everything is STILL available on p2p almost immediately.

BTW -- who cares if MS's WMA is no longer used? It's not that great a format.
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The problem is "COPY PROTECTION"  prong@... | 07/12/04
hit the nail on the head  zijiang | 07/12/04
Funny how copy protection didn't propel the sales  nucrash | 07/12/04
Yep, there's definitely some funny numbers here...  Jomo_z | 07/12/04
people should be allowed to RETURN these for their money back  V Sanders | 07/12/04
if you return it enough times  zijiang | 07/13/04
This story goes to show...  BitTwiddler | 07/12/04
What return rate?  voska | 07/12/04
but but but  V Sanders | 07/12/04
iPod undermines Microsoft on copy-locked CDs  Loverock Davidson | 07/12/04
Actually, this is very relevant  nucrash | 07/12/04
Whoa lovey dovey  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 11/19/05
Losing customers  tic swayback | 07/12/04
If you don't have a computer all is well  cybershoplifter | 07/12/04
No Effect  Bill4 | 07/12/04
Same here  Arrg | 07/12/04
magnatune.com...  Chris Moller | 07/12/04
similarly  zijiang | 07/12/04
This only hurts the artists.  Letophoro | 07/12/04
Re: This only hurts the artists  Ben Work | 07/12/04
Not about P2P  Letophoro | 07/12/04
artists and royalties...  ryusen | 07/12/04
Not quite right there  voska | 07/12/04
You could be right  Letophoro | 07/13/04
What are they talking about?  LongShipUser | 07/12/04
you do realize that is illegal right?  zijiang | 07/12/04
You mean Taiwan? happy  Chris Moller | 07/12/04
I'd guess Canada...  ryusen | 07/12/04
They turned us all into thief's  cybershoplifter | 07/12/04
iPod prevents Microsoft undermining the recording  mlindl | 07/12/04
Any other companies  zijiang | 07/12/04
They don't trust Microsoft...  SOCAM | 07/12/04
Then why trust the music industry  FilledOut | 07/12/04
The RIAA isn't stupid...  Jomo_z | 07/12/04
Just download it off P2P  voska | 07/12/04
This is why piracy is so popular.  cybershoplifter | 07/12/04
no kidding  V Sanders | 07/12/04
and the funny part is...  ryusen | 07/12/04
funny - people can do this  V Sanders | 07/12/04
Buy a Dell DJ  ejhonda | 07/12/04
Dell as good as iPod ?  BitTwiddler | 07/12/04
Must be kidding!  SOCAM | 07/12/04
iPod has inferior sound too, crappy bass  STFU NOOB | 07/12/04
You can NOT be serious!  YuridaMan | 07/14/04
I want my MTV, I mean my MP3  cybershoplifter | 07/12/04
MS Delivered an Edsel  Ken_z | 07/12/04
I wonder  Spoon Jabber | 07/12/04
I wonder  TokyoPete | 12/24/05
Against the law to excercise our rights....  ryusen | 07/12/04
there's perfectly legal way to do it  zijiang | 07/12/04
i know about that concept, but ...  ryusen | 07/12/04
I fully agree  zijiang | 07/13/04
tat's right - give less to the PAYING customers  V Sanders | 07/12/04
Copy protected CD - No problem here...  Chris.Papoudaris@... | 07/13/04
One DRM over another  FilledOut | 07/13/04
Apple should charge "pepercorn" license fee  YuridaMan | 07/14/04
Apple still won't place nice with others  jfreedle2@... | 04/27/06

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