I've just read a rather terse press release on Mi2N from Apple about Real Networks Harmony Technology, which lets music from Real's online music store play on iPods. Apple are not impressed...
"Apple today released the following statement:
We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod, and we are investigating the implications of their actions under the DMCA and other laws. We strongly caution Real and their customers that when we update our iPod software from time to time it is highly likely that Real's Harmony technology will cease to work with current and future iPods."
Monopolies are always broken. Apple should accept it and move on. They were the first to market, and they're still the cats with most of the cream. One of the most unattractive things about the digital music frontier is all the barrier and fences that they are being built. 'Your format won't play on my player - my copy protection won't let you play your music on your PC.'
When will it end? Probably when consumers flock to the easiest simplest system with compatability. Or a network of indies working together. I agree with Real: "Consumers, and not Apple, should be the ones choosing what music goes in the iPod." Vive la revolution!
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ReplyDeleteMy own blog is at WWW.TORLEY.COM if ye art curious.
Cheerio! It's nice to know that in this day and age of physical distance, communication can be efficiently established through the technological behemoth known as the Internet.