The day the music died
This post was published 3 years 6 months 3 days ago which may make its actuality or expire date not be valid anymore. This site is not responsible for any misunderstanding.Microsoft can’t go one day without trying to alienate their user base. Take their Office product which received a completely renovated the UI, aginst business customers protest. Vista is the EU’s number one target. And now Zune is poised to upset both online music services and existing WMV device owners. According to the EFF, the new Zune portable media player from Microsoft won’t play files with the old Microsoft DRM.
Hence, all of the ‘PlaysforSure’ media that has been sold and is currently being sold will not play on the Zune. In addition, Microsoft is now violating the DMCA in order to transfer files to the player. And also they have gone on the record about supporting piracy. Microsoft Zune architect J Allard was quoted as saying there’s ‘Lots of DVD ripping software out there that encodes to those formats, so the most popular formats out there, whether it’s MPEG-4 or H.264, we’ll support those.’
What is going on in Redmond?!
This is why iPods will continue to rein.
ipods rule, but I’m not saying anything until I actually see the new devices…
also, who cares about DRM? do people really buy DRM-infested music? ew.
they just rent it… Zune will make you “Pay for Sure”
Ironically…
Shares of Internet companies began trading Tuesday in a mixed fashion, with Napster Inc. up as much as 16% after announcing it hired investment bank UBS to help sell the firm or reach major partnerships with others.
Sell the firm, can’t imagine that!
Take their Office product which received a completely renovated the UI, aginst business customers protest.
maybe they should try it first
allix the proper term is “infected” because its definately a disease.
The EU targeting Vista doesn’t mean that microsoft is allienating customers. I agree with you on the Zune completely but both of the others are really good complaints.