[CTS] Re: Itunes download
- From: "Eric C. Vogel" <ecvogel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:20:12 -0500
Who uses WMA DRM? Goto www.playsforsure.com Walmart, Y!, MusicMatch, FYE,
AOL. Oh there is only 8
http://www.playsforsure.com/AdvancedSearchResults.aspx?searchtype=BrowseStor
es&cat=StoreTypePanel&index=0
Apple, you can only buy from iTunes. Microsoft MSN and others you can buy
your music from.
Only one company makes the iPod.
Hmm Microsoft 111 different models from DIFERENT VENDORS:
http://www.playsforsure.com/AdvancedSearchResults.aspx?searchtype=BrowseDevi
ces&cat=CapacityPanel&index=0
The reason WMP was pulled on Mac was because Apple would not give Microsoft
what it needed to include WMA DRM into it (Cuts into Apples iTunes business)
so Microsoft desided to pull out. Microsoft pulled most of its consumer apps
off Apple.
And everyone else was pointing finger at Microsoft in the past.
Windows VISTA runs on a bunch of vernder PC's including Apple computers
OS X only runs on Apple Computers
If you want to pay premium prices, and lock yourself in to hardware and
software and services, Apple is the way to go.
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ross Nelson
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 3:26 PM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] Re: Itunes download
How is a DRM protected WMA file less proprietary and more open than a DRM
protected AAC file?
I will give you that the WMA ones are supposed to be higher quality at a
smaller filesize with less restricted DRM, but I haven't played with them to
find out. iPods kind of have problems playing WMA, and I don't want to have
to use my desktop to play the stuff (something tells me that Flip4Mac can't
decode the DRM).
As Charles said, though, it's easy to convert. I use Audio Hijack to record
audio from iTunes into an unencumbered .aiff (or .mp3?) to kill the DRM on
some songs that I purchase from iTMS. :-)
On Jan 28, 2006, at 1:03 PM, Eric C. Vogel wrote:
> Apple=Prorprietary closed
> Microsoft=More fair, and more choices.
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