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>They made consumers re-purchase music How many people actually bought PlaysForSure music? I don't really see how that's a huge deal. You could still use all o
by sprout 16y ago
>They made consumers re-purchase music
How many people actually bought PlaysForSure music? I don't really see how that's a huge deal. You could still use all of your existing MP3s, DRM-free AAC music from iTunes, and WMA files from Windows.
>it was widely considered to be hobbled with DRM.
Here I definitely think that's the anti-Microsoft spin machine at work. The problem with the beaming feature is that no one owned a Zune, so it was useless. If it had more market penetration, it could get really interesting. But people don't want to believe that anything coming out of Microsoft can get better, so the reviews said it sucked.
>it's reported that the entire iPod development process ... only took 18 months
Pro-Apple spin machine at work.
- mishmash 16y ago>> it's reported that the entire iPod development process ... only took 18 months > Pro-Apple spin machine at work. WikiPedia reports 12 months of development for the iPod. IIRC I read the 18 month figure in Leander Kahney's Inside Steve's Brain but can't seem to find it now. http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Steves-Brain-Leander-Kahney/dp/1591841984 http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Steves-Brain-Leander-Kahney/dp/...