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> This is going to end badly for them. I doubt it. They'll continue to thrive because enough people will jump through their hoops. and they'll give up juuuuust
by nollidge 14y ago
> This is going to end badly for them.
I doubt it. They'll continue to thrive because enough people will jump through their hoops. and they'll give up juuuuust enough ground to keep people agreeable.
- MichaelGG 14y agoHow'd that work out with music and books? Amazon and iTunes became powerful players _because_ the DRM created lockin and they ended up controlling the customers. Publishers are stuck now that they gave control to Amazon and helped Kindle become a proprietary success. The video producers seem to be running along, handing over the same control to folks like Apple and Microsoft. Not a good strategy long-term, when they want to make DRM go away and sell to any old platform. By then, people will be locked in via their collections on iTunes or whatnot.