IIRC, you can go DRM-free with iTunes by paying a one-time fee. -- ME2
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Jonathan Link<[email protected]> wrote: > Well, there was the issue that the Pre would only sync DRM free music. Is > iTunes all DRM free now? I don't buy from iTunes often enough to know, so > there are issues of users interatcing with iTunes in a way that's not > consistent with iTunes users typical experience. Apple is and always has > been about controlling the user's experience as much as possible. > > What open stuff? Open standards, not so much. Open software, sure if they > can use it and not have to give back, it's great. > > You may think it's a hasty, bitter decision, but it was one that is entirely > consistent with Apple's behavior. It goes to show you that the "former > Apple peeps" at Palm shouldn've known better. > > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Point Taken. >> >> Now this: Why wouldn't Apple play nicely, and enjoy profits from all the >> Pre users that are now using the iTunes Store to purchase Music, Movies, >> etc...? Jobs always talks up this 'Open' stuff... Maybe they are losing >> their way? I think it was a hasty, bitter decision since their >> peeps are now working for Palm. >> ________________________________ >> From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 10:24 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: FW: Palm confirms that iTunes update kills Pre sync >> >> I'm going to call your statement horse hockey. >> On their May 28th press release Palm wrote, "Palm media sync is a feature >> of webOS that synchronizes seamlessly with iTunes, giving you a simple and >> easy way to transfer DRM-free music, photos and videos to your Palm Pre." >> That was the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph, where the first paragraph >> was a description of the demonstration and demonstrators at the All Things >> Digital conference. >> (Link:http://investor.palm.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=386488) >> >> So, Palm did think iTunes integration was a big deal, since it was the >> first thing they mentioned about the phone in that release. If they had >> some former Apple peeps, then those peeps should've known that this hole in >> iTunes would be quickly closed by Apple, and probably had a good idea of how >> quickly it could be closed. I don't think I'm stretching my logic too far, >> either. >> >> So the situation we can deduce, is Palm's marketing department creating >> buzz around a feature that everyone at Palm knew (or should've known) would >> be squashed. I'm actually suprised it took Apple as long as it did to close >> the hole. >> If my description of some reasonable suppositions isn't an example of a >> company who lost its way, I don't know what is. >> >> -Jonathan >> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Sam Cayze <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Palm never really advertised this as a feature, it was just a little >>> bonus. >>> >>> Palm has a few former Apple peeps working for them. >>> >>> Sam >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Bryan Garmon [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:35 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: FW: Palm confirms that iTunes update kills Pre sync >>> >>> Someone said yesterday on this list that Palm lost its way a long time >>> ago. This is just one more example. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 8:35 AM, John Cook<[email protected]> wrote: >>> > This just in...... >>> > >>> > John W. 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