2007/2/19, Vihan Pandey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Dear Friends, Linuxers and Music Lovers, For the complete article : http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/
Our own Gopal V has written about it "Lessons in Negotiations - The iCon" http://t3.dotgnu.info/blog/observations/lessons-in-negotiations.html Thought it would interesting to see his view point "If Steve Jobs had asked the MAFIAA to reconsider their contracts in January, they'd have definitely smiled (like the smile that follows seals and has a fin attached) and asked for a cut off every iPod sold. But February is much warmer for Apple - where they are in a win-win situation. If the industry doesn't let Apple go drm-less (a near impossibility, that) - Apple come crying back to us, *"They never let us have any fun !"*. If they rewrite the contract, letting Apple hawk their DRM, more money for Steve - oh, much much much more money than the extra DRM-free iTMS purchases would fetch. And just in case, they manage to go DRM-free, they'll have a new crowd knocking at their door - not to mention all the kudos for fighting those evil corporations for our rights. All those options are good for Apple - but for anybody who buys from iTMS, only the last option is any good - Apple: 3, you: 1. But you've got to appreciate style, precision and direction of this so called "*attack on DRM*". After all, a best defence is a good offence." Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign
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