ralphpnj;313142 Wrote: > The main reason that iTunes (and to a lesser extent, Microsoft) will > fail to be the dominant player in this emerging field is Apple's (and > Microsoft's) insistence on proprietary formats, in the form of DRM. Yes, valid point. I agree wholeheartedly that DRM is a barrier to mass acceptance. However...
ralphpnj;313142 Wrote: > DRM free files will very shortly be the only viable means of selling > music online. And once everything is DRM free the playing field will be > much more level and then Slim Devices will be able to gain the mass > market share it so richly deserves. (I'm a little more pessimistic about the timeframe in which we'll see the demise of DRM. But that's incidental - DRM will have to die sooner or later). But when it does, you can bet that Apple will embrace the new model. They've already made a start with their EMI-sourced content. And that means that iTunes will remain the dominant technology. The demise of DRM won't change the fact that the playing field will remain far from level - the major players are too well entrenched. I'm as much a fan of Slim Devices products as anyone, but we have to keep a sense of perspective. They are a niche player - nobody is going to gain mass market share unless they can hook the big fish as partners, and I still see Apple as having the best opportunity to do that. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48945 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
