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iPod prevents Microsoft undermining the recording
industry with its closed-source proprietary digital rights
management and having yet another market completely
dominated and controlled by the beast in Redmond.

Isn't THAT the real story? Thank goodness Apple is there to
keep competition and real innovation alive.
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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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