____/ Mark Kent on Monday 25 February 2008 15:49 : \____
> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> "Why is the store closing?"
>>
>> "We are moving to the open Windows Media platform in North America. In
>> line with that, Sony will phase out the CONNECT™ Music Service in the
>> U.S. and Canada"
>>
>>
http://connect.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/connect.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=858
>
> Is this related to the HD-DVD pullout of Microsoft? In any case,
> Windows Media is most certainly not open. It's utterly proprietary.
I think I saw this story a while back. It was hilarious not because of
the "open" part because it shows the punishment one gets for failing to
embrace open systems in the first place, i.e. no DRM, no proprietary formats,
etc.
Those who do not understand the value of standard and free software pay their
mistakes. They can pay a lot, too, assuming they lose entire albums or spend a
whole weekend trying to covert files.
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