Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft
May
07
Nice one, Bill. Very nice.
It’s the same story over and over with MS, isn’t it? It’s no wonder so many people are pirating music these days. This kind of thing only inspires your average 20-something to steal more music from his roommates. (Legal note: I’m not promoting pirating music so don’t sue me or condemn me to hell, please)
I think I need to buy a Mac…
I heard Bill Gates is a Miley Cyrus fan, too. You bring the tar. I’ll bring the feathers. We’ll make a day of it. Bring your friends. ;-)
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Wow. The Evil Empire does it again. Nice article link, Ben. Although, the writer missed quite a bit of Apple’s point for iTunes. The iTunes store was never meant to turn a profit, and was not meant to be a standalone service. It was begun purely as a built-in perk for iPod owners. The only way originally to get access to the iTunes store was to buy an iPod. The store became oddly successful, so Apple’s since been renegotiating it’s deals with the record companies, which is why the entire iTunes store is on it’s way to being free of all Digital Rights Management (DRM). What this means for Microsoft is that it’s not Bill’s fault that the DRM is in place on their songs either. The problem is how Bill’s response to all of this is so bad, whereas Steve and Apple’s response has been to push the record companies into removing the DRM from iTunes’ songs.
Wow, I’m such a geek.
Posted on May 8th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Yes, you are a geek. But, you’re handy to have around…
Posted on May 8th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Well, I think I clogged the conversation on this one Ben. I’m kind of like a mass of hair and soap scum in a bathtub drain.
Posted on May 9th, 2008 at 9:46 am