Open Source software that doesn't support locked up content or formats will give an inferior user experience for the foreseeable future. This is not entirely t

Open Source software that doesn't support locked up content or formats will give an inferior user experience for the foreseeable future. This is not entirely true. I think you mean to say we will have access to less content, which is true. (And a fine trade-off for me.) My user experience with copyrighted content is actually quite nice, everything works as expected. I'm curious what the trade-offs in the other direction are. I tried coming up with a few: 1. Your customers will face more friction getting your content. This will cost some customers. This also means more customer support issues. 2. DRM technology will be expensive to develop/license and maintain. Especially if you have content that needs to be used across platforms. Distribution is also trickier (do users need custom software, etc). 3. Smaller customer base. Some platforms will inevitably be excluded and some people won't use DRM stuff.