Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Jan 2009 17:34 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
Multimedia, AV With every major online digital music vendor slowly but surely abolishing digital rights management, you might wonder how much sense it makes to launch a music service that locks tracks to the devices they're downloaded to. Still, this is exactly what Microsoft has done with its recent launch of its UK Mobile Music store. To make matters worse, there's a whole boatload of other weird decisions regarding this new service that makes you wonder if Microsoft UK has been in contact with anyone outside of its own main office building for, say, the past 5 years.
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Over and out
by deb2006 on Fri 23rd Jan 2009 19:56 UTC
deb2006
Member since:
2006-06-26

I cannot believe THAT kind of stupidity. It does not make sense at all. It is a waste of time and energy. So why are they doing it? Well, they have not the faintest idea about the music business, that's why.

jabbotts Member since:
2007-09-06

Sadly, they seem to have as much understanding of.. or the same idea about.. the music industry as the media rackets like RIAA have.

Now, if only they'd all realize what it is the _Consumer_ wants.

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