tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post3866382710305569144..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: The Great Content Taboo is BrokenGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-28741559815864318822007-04-11T16:47:00.000+00:002007-04-11T16:47:00.000+00:00I agree: there are still obstacles. But removing ...I agree: there are still obstacles. But removing DRM was the great taboo; with it gone, moving to MP3 (and maybe one day to Ogg) is much easier.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-27685146865005721632007-04-10T11:03:00.000+00:002007-04-10T11:03:00.000+00:00Sounds good (pun intended) but where these guys ar...Sounds good (pun intended) but where these guys are going to trip up is that the music isn't going to be offered in MP3 format. They're still pushing the proprietary AAC format, just minus the DRM.<BR/><BR/>Now, I know that AAC files feature better compression, but gigbytes are cheap. And I'm sticking with MP3 for compatability-sake.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02101289328294242999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-16629580200777571872007-04-02T19:46:00.000+00:002007-04-02T19:46:00.000+00:00I think the fact that we're confused is an indicat...I think the fact that we're confused is an indication that they're confused....<BR/><BR/>You're probably right that this puts pressure on Microsoft on the music side, but I imagine they'll just switch their attention to video, where they're much more closely aligned with the big studios than they were with the music producers.<BR/><BR/>DRM'd video is going to be a much harder nut to crack than audio, I fear.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-82946982672371968682007-04-02T19:28:00.000+00:002007-04-02T19:28:00.000+00:00The funny thing about the pricing is that there is...The funny thing about the pricing is that there is a premium for singles but not for albums!<BR/><BR/>The other thing I thought is how this is likely to affect Microsoft (I <A HREF="http://www.zx81.org.uk/computing/opinion/the-end-of-wma.html" REL="nofollow">blogged about it</A>). They spent the last five years duplicating Apples closed system, only to get there and find the rules have changed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-70467938244443699712007-04-02T18:26:00.000+00:002007-04-02T18:26:00.000+00:00The cynic in me says that this is because they don...The cynic in me says that this is because they don't want people to follow the logic "no DRM" = higher value, ergo DRM = lower value (as you rightly say).<BR/><BR/>So they're trying to confuse the issue by changing two variables at once: "no DRM + higher bit rate" = higher value, but not just because there's no DRM, oh my word no....Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-28572687399439024142007-04-02T18:11:00.000+00:002007-04-02T18:11:00.000+00:00The new higher quality DRM-free musicWhich means t...<I>The new higher quality DRM-free music</I><BR/><BR/>Which means that the quality to date has been sub-optimal (or, as I prefer to call it, crap). Which is why I never bothered with online music in the first place.<BR/><BR/>What I don't get is why they are bundling the higher quality with the absence of DRM. Why not make the better stuff available all along? Also, if we are going to try to get inside the heads of moneygrubs, why only one extra charge for two new incentives to buy?Bill Hookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366270586730870964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-74761578113195293922007-04-02T17:51:00.000+00:002007-04-02T17:51:00.000+00:00Let's hope...Let's hope...Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-72814393459091822742007-04-02T17:46:00.000+00:002007-04-02T17:46:00.000+00:00The genie is out of the bottle....The genie is out of the bottle....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com