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Zealot: Sure can be two models
"You can't envision the possibility that the labels will sell DRM free music but rent DRM protected music?"

Currently the labels (besides EMI) are still struggling with the idea of selling DRM-Free music, so yes it?s hard to envision without a Apple or MS pushing them in that direction. But currently, I see Jobs doing the pushing, EMI doing the influencing, and MS hindering.

Amazon will sell DRM-Free music from independent labels and EMI, but in "current reality", not DRM-Free music from the other major labels. So in "current reality", I can't download all my music DRM-Free yet.
Posted by: dave95.   Posted on: 05/31/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I might have to take a look  voska | 05/30/07
Here's a future question  yyuko@... | 05/30/07
Probably not  People | 05/30/07
Huh?  BitTwiddler | 05/30/07
Re: Huh?  yyuko@... | 05/30/07
Nice of Jobs  NonZealot | 05/30/07
Atleast he's doing it...  ju1ce | 05/30/07
Why would MS do that  voska | 05/30/07
Why would they be in the business of DRM schemes  ju1ce | 05/30/07
MS also offers a subscription model  omdguy | 05/30/07
Ah Yes - Subcription  dave95. | 05/30/07
Why do subscriptions make Apple zealots froth at the mouth?  NonZealot | 05/30/07
Simple economics NonZ.....(Something you're often going on about)  Laff | 05/31/07
Looking at the bigger picture Zealot  dave95. | 05/31/07
Subscription has it's uses  voska | 05/31/07
Re Voska...perhaps that's an advantage of my age  Laff | 05/31/07
Laff: simple economics  NonZealot | 05/31/07
dave95: There can't be 2 models?  NonZealot | 05/31/07
Zealot: Sure can be two models  dave95. | 05/31/07
NonZ...difference being (and I did explain that previously)  Laff | 05/31/07
MS is hindering?  NonZealot | 05/31/07
Laff: you didn't read my post  NonZealot | 05/31/07
Anger who's angry?  Laff | 05/31/07
Re: Hindering?  dave95. | 05/31/07
They sell it  voska | 05/30/07
Maybe Jobs will change Disney  voska | 05/30/07
Evil DRM  People | 05/30/07
I think you're in the minority  stevey_d | 05/30/07
And Bill Gates is selling DRM free music?  TWRX | 05/31/07
Ultimately, it's not about being virtuous  yyuko@... | 05/30/07
A business decision  tic swayback | 05/30/07
Wrong!  techboy_z | 05/31/07
Own vs rent  TWRX | 05/31/07
I don't obey Jobs all of the time  TWRX | 05/31/07

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