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I understand where you are coming from.
However let's say you are Apple or some other consumer electronics giant. How else
would you solve this problem of profitability and shareholder demands?

You see, it's no secret when you buy into these tie-ins that you are buying into them.
People seem to not care and until that changes I doubt there is another consumer
friendly solution.
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Tivolutionary? is that you?? (NT)  bmgoodman | 12/19/07
Oh, please  frgough | 12/19/07
Not sure I understand your concerns.....  Laff | 12/19/07
you can but....  nothingness | 12/19/07
Hassle is never a good thing.....  Laff | 12/19/07
Correction...  BitTwiddler | 12/19/07
*smirks*  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/19/07
RE: An Apple fanboy's lament  kitko | 12/19/07
The "Entertainment Tithe"  JohnMcGrew@... | 12/19/07
humm . . .  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
But you must admit...  JohnMcGrew@... | 12/19/07
I understand where you are coming from.  People | 12/19/07
re: An Apple fanboy's lament  CobraA1 | 12/19/07
So what's "sexy"?  Vesicant | 12/19/07
Sexy? (Me in my BVD's of course!)  Laff | 12/19/07
Nah  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/19/07
Except that..  Tigertank | 12/19/07
Which is interesting in itself  GuidingLight | 12/19/07
Wow it looked like a white rectangle?  Tigertank | 12/19/07
Indeed.  GuidingLight | 12/19/07
RE: An Apple fanboy's lament  andy.nelson@... | 12/19/07
"Right, I'm off to polish my iMac"  Confused by religion | 12/19/07
Ahead?  ShadeTree | 12/21/07
What a silly story.  sos10@... | 12/19/07
Erm....  Spiritusindomit@... | 12/19/07
Erm  sos10@... | 12/21/07
Well to use an iPod one does not require a Mac.  Laff | 12/26/07
RE: An Apple fanboy's lament  barry@... | 12/19/07
say sucker boy lament  Linux Geek | 12/19/07
Thanks for your insight. NT  sos10@... | 12/19/07
The Irony.  People | 12/19/07
Quit your whining  rpmyers1 | 12/19/07
RE: An Apple fanboy's lament  d.the.duck | 12/19/07
...And those who actually have work to get done  voyager529 | 12/19/07
Well since the defacto game system is at least today  Laff | 12/19/07
Games.... damn games  d.the.duck | 12/19/07
re: WINE  Badgered | 12/20/07
The Standard is called MP3  happyharry_z | 12/19/07
The guy works for a competing DRM outfit  j.m.galvin | 12/19/07
Uh.... not really...  d.the.duck | 12/19/07
A Very lame (nt) story  MarcB_z | 12/20/07
Wow, didn't realize ZDNet could stoop any lower  tic swayback | 12/20/07

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