http://www.powerpage.org/2007/01/15/nyt-iphone-crippleware/ Apple goodness, since 1995. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.powerpage.org/2007/01/15/nyt-iphone-crippleware/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Robert J. Lang Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:43:25 +0000 http://www2.powerpage.org/2007/01/15/nyt-iphone-crippleware/#comment-174 Sheesh. "crippleware" is the DRM-protected *music* being sold, not the player. The iPod plays any music that hasn't been crippled by DRM (e.g., MP3). It also plays music that's been crippled by Apple's own DRM scheme. And it's true, it doesn't play Microsoft's PlaysForSure-crippled music. (Of course, neither does Microsoft's own Zune.) Blame the companies who are crippling their music. Or, since making a compelling business case for them to just give their music away unemcumbered is a bit difficult, vote with your wallet on the least-onerous DRM scheme -- which, for my money, is buying a CD and ripping it yourself. Sheesh. “crippleware” is the DRM-protected *music* being sold, not the player. The iPod plays any music that hasn’t been crippled by DRM (e.g., MP3). It also plays music that’s been crippled by Apple’s own DRM scheme. And it’s true, it doesn’t play Microsoft’s PlaysForSure-crippled music. (Of course, neither does Microsoft’s own Zune.) Blame the companies who are crippling their music. Or, since making a compelling business case for them to just give their music away unemcumbered is a bit difficult, vote with your wallet on the least-onerous DRM scheme — which, for my money, is buying a CD and ripping it yourself.

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