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Not to mention iTunes, the move to DRM-free, Spotify, etc, etc.
by batista 15y ago
Not to mention iTunes, the move to DRM-free, Spotify, etc, etc.
- pasbesoin 15y agoAs I recall, Steve Jobs basically rammed DRM-free down the studios' throats, after he / iTunes had developed the clout to do so, and also somewhat in the face of mounting pressure from iTunes customers -- including needing to compete with DRM-free P2P downloads.
- rmc 15y agoMore music is DRM free because the iPod did so well, and would play iTunes DRM or non-DRMed MP3. If you don't want to sell on iTunes, then you either give up iPod support or you give up DRM. Since the iPod is so popular and is almost synonymous with "portable digital music player", a "digital music" store that sold song that didn't work on an iPod is a bad commercial move, so people sold non-DRMed MP3s