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Re: Steve Jobs on Apple and DRM

alex — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 18:04:19 GMT

Sean Gilbride:
Consider this, the next "next" gen consoles (PS4 / Xbox 720) are, according Sony/MS not going to use physical media. Trust me, the days of "physical" media are limited.

Absolutely - digital distribution makes so much sense for both the publisher and consumer - it's going to be a huge deal, and I honestly look forward to the day when all my shelves aren't taken up with rows of boxes. The only real question is what will happen if your drives implode and you're stuck. Microsoft is having decent luck on this front with the xbox live arcade downloads. They're attached to your account, and you can download them unlimited times after purchasing. If everyone (looking at you here, Apple) adopts this practice, I think everyone wins.

I feel so sorry for Microsoft

alex — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:35:42 GMT

They sure gave it the ol' college try. It sure must suck for them to try to completely copy the iPod in nearly every conceivable way (except all the stuff that really matters) and then to have Apple turn around and completely steal their thunder:

Hello. I instantly make the Zune look like crap.

My name is iPhone. Nice to meet you.

(it's ok, Microsoft - I still love the xbox 360 quite a lot.)

Re: Steve Jobs on Apple and DRM

mattyp — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:40:52 GMT

True. There's no stopping the hackers. You either make it easy for people to buy your music or you make it a pain in the butt. The easier and cheaper it is to buy the more you'll sell. I think the record companies are shooting themselves in the foot. Good post Alex.

Steve Jobs on Apple and DRM

alex — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:32:17 GMT

Seems like Apple is trying to make some waves in getting the industry to stop the ridiculous cat-and-mouse DRM game:

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/

I couldn't be more behind this - there will ALWAYS be people who will steal music, and the only people who really lose out where DRM is concerned are the consumers.