In article <138v8rbmklcprfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Rick <none@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> > As for monopoly abuse, have a
> > look at Europe's iTunes ban. Their DRM is a form of monopoly abuse,
> > which leads to blame that they divert to record labels.
>
> How is their DRM a form of monopoly abuse? True, they don't license their
> DRM, but that doesn't force people to buy iPods? iTunes can be used to DL
> music and burn CDs, all without cost.
Simple. Roy has no idea what a monopoly is.
Most music that you can buy from iTunes you can also buy in download
form from Zune Marketplace, Walmart, Rhapsody, and others. And of
course you can buy it on CD.
And music that you download from iTunes can be easily converted to the
international standard form for digital music: the audio CD. That can
be used with pretty much every computer and every portable player.
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--Tim Smith
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