appleinsider.com — During a press conference on Monday, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs announced that iTunes will soon begin selling DRM-free music tracks from record label EMI and later fielded questions on the prospect of DRM-free videos, the affect of higher bit-rate tracks on future iPod capacities and more.
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arnoldtpantsApr 3, 2007
bovoxThat's the dumbest thing I have ever read. Lossy formats will be gone way before CDs. Storage is getting to the point were there is no need for music to be lossy. Lossy formats will start to fade away in about 5 years. CDs will be around for at least the next 10 years.
arnoldtpantsApr 3, 2007
Alternative headline:Jobs talks, Diggers jerk off.
ben1sm4Apr 3, 2007
um, [inaudible]
quazywabbitApr 3, 2007
if you don't like seeing the Apple section turn it off, its as easy as that.
billogApr 3, 2007
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sactodiggApr 3, 2007
I don't think it distinguishes how you purchased your music.
asjkApr 3, 2007
I could be wrong but my thought is that the price differential is probably a compromise. We have all read past articles stating that Apple wanted to keep the price for itunes at $0.99 over the objection from the industry. Perhaps the agreement to drop DRM at Apple's request was countered by a fee increase to satisfy the record labels.
greyareaApr 3, 2007
It's a test, pure and simple: if EMI sell more DRM-less music than DRM'd music (despite it being more expensive for singles) then it sends a clear signal. If they don't, then expect to see the DRM-less tracks removed in say a year.
greyareaApr 3, 2007
Nor me (in that it never actually got in my way) but I'd rather not have DRM than have it.