Archive for the 'drm' Category

Amazon’s new MP3 store
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

I’ve been writing reviews on online music stores for years, particularly those that support independent artists and DRM-free downloads.
And hands-down, Amazon’s new store is the best out there. Period.

Some highlights:

Selection: They say they’ve encoded over 2 million songs so far, and a spot check indicates that the coverage is amazing.
Quality: 256 [...]

What a day!
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Microsoft is supporting OpenID and Apple is denouncing DRM.
Hell just froze over and I’m standing here like an idiot without my skates.
Way to go, guys! More when I can pick my jaw off the ground.
Update:
My guesses as to why each of these are being announced? (Everyone has a pet theory, these [...]