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DRM in iTunes was solely at record companies request. Not an Apple choice. This has been repeatedly covered before. http://news.cnet.com/Apples-Jobs-calls-for-
by geden 12y ago
DRM in iTunes was solely at record companies request. Not an Apple choice. This has been repeatedly covered before.
http://news.cnet.com/Apples-Jobs-calls-for-DRM-free-music/2100-1027_3-6156763.html http://news.cnet.com/Apples-Jobs-calls-for-DRM-free-music/21...
I would argue that Apples strength is it's ability to make daring technology choices which drives the whole market forward. (Adoption of USB, dropping floppies, CDROMs, introducing iPhone, iPad) and in the long run that is very pro-consumer.
- techrat 12y agoLabels who requested that their songs be DRM free in the iTunes store during this era were denied that option. Jobs called for DRM free music because he saw that he was going to run into serious anticompetitive charges if he didn't allow for people to use iTunes purchases outside of iTunes and iPods.
- zimpenfish 12y agoDo you have any fact-based evidence for the second claim?