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It speaks of frivolous...
questionably motivated lawsuits.

>>> I guess this means that Apple is an evil monopolist that wants to control everything in your life and doesn't want to let you play your music where you want, when you want, right? >>>

No, that would still be MS and it's WMA music "allies" (soon to be victims?).

As a Mac user, I'm shut out of the MS-backed music sites, not that it's any great loss, but where is my "choice" this suit supposedly addresses? Windows users have the option and choice as Apple has at least Windows covered re iTunesMS and the iPod.

Henry Ford's "You can have any colour you want, as long as it's black."?

Bill Gates' "You can have any music choice you want, as long as it's MS owned, backed and/or controlled."?

Artcile... "... their respective music download sites have been deceitful and have forced consumers to buy products because they are tied together ..."

Where's the deceit and how is anyone being forced (to buy or use anything)?

Maybe it means some people can't read what the requirements are and any possible limitations or restrictions (with iTunesMS, AAC music format and the iPod). But has been mentioned numerous times, the music files can be "revised" to work elsewhere, you can move your music to various devices/formats (eg, burn to CD, play on a PC, etc... far less restrictive than many of the WMA alternatives), and the iPod itself plays more than just AAC.

Article... "... Despite railing against Microsoft's similar locked-down stance on interoperability during its compatibility testing and indicating that the company was in its legal sights, UFC-Que Choisir has not filed suit against the Redmond, Wash.-based software behemoth. ... "

As the story mentions, of the 3 major "DRM companies" (Apple, Sony and MS), MS is conspicuously absent from the suit.

Apple hasn't been formally convicted of a major federal offense like some other entity we know... it's just been unfairly centered out here.

Kind of suspicious isn't it?

>>> mmm, something tells me that certain posters are going to be conspicuously absent from this story! >>>

Maybe not happy
Posted by: MacCanuck   Posted on: 02/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I wonder how Apple will fare  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
DRM can be removed..  d_jedi | 02/14/05
It was only a matter of time  htotten | 02/14/05
Following ZDNet poster logic...  NonZealot | 02/14/05
I would say that is true. Every company wants  bjbrock | 02/14/05
Monopolies are perfectly legal  tic swayback | 02/14/05
It speaks of frivolous...  MacCanuck | 02/14/05
This is frivolous, like all anti-MS suits  NonZealot | 02/14/05
Nice try Mr WindowsZealot  MacCanuck | 02/15/05
Now now  FilledOut | 02/15/05
I'm here  dave95 | 02/14/05
Interesting  ParadigmOdyssey | 02/14/05
If you go to Wal-Mart's music store, they state  bjbrock | 02/14/05
AMEN for the HEADLINE  Update victim | 02/14/05
deceitful?  JakAttak | 02/14/05
Good point, but...  Fred Fredrickson | 02/14/05
Perhaps  TWRX | 02/14/05
It's still $10,000  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
Plenty of free music out there  tic swayback | 02/14/05
Wrong  olePigeon | 02/14/05
Correction  tic swayback | 02/14/05
Excactly...  olePigeon | 02/14/05
How much?  rpmyers1 | 02/14/05
So you'd rather pay $1400...  olePigeon | 02/14/05
You and Napster.......  dave95 | 02/14/05
$15 a month, or free?  tic swayback | 02/14/05
Oooch - that was fast  dave95 | 02/14/05
Significant Restraint?  AC_MA | 02/14/05
Not the point  NonZealot | 02/14/05
More than one  tic swayback | 02/14/05
Apple may be very restrictive  voska | 02/14/05
This has zero chance of succeeding  tic swayback | 02/14/05
Agreed... Not worth a post. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/14/05
Okay, this is getting weird  tic swayback | 02/14/05
IDIOTS! ARGH! You don't see me suing Valve!  olePigeon | 02/14/05
Is allofmp3.com a legal alternative?  tic swayback | 02/14/05
This is a poodle barking  osreinstall | 02/14/05
Don't blame the whole country  tic swayback | 02/14/05

What do you think?

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