DISQUS

billybob · 7 months ago

"After the sync, Windows Media Player warned the device wasn't supported for the DRM content, which, by the way, plays just fine on the N96."

What they really need is some sort of sticker that could be put on compatible devices.

I think that people need some way to know for sure that if they download some DRM encumbered media that is going to play. If they are sure about it being able to play then they would buy loads of the devices that they know will surely play their music.

P.S. What do you think about the new Napster service? Do you not think it is a bit early to jump into a subscription service? The market is fairly young and it will be hard to switch once you have started.

Mark Blafkin · 7 months ago

Really interesting post, Joe.

I recently started running Zune software on my home media center PC and fell in love with it. Partially because of the 'value concept,' but more for the lifestyle concept they were trying to pitch in the earlier ads, "music discovery." In this capacity, Zune blows away iTunes. The software not only can help you identify sounds-a-like, and people who bought this...also bought, but actual bands that influenced the artist. And with Zune pass, you can simply check it all out with having to 'invest' in it (or load up a P2P service and all the problems that come with those..).

Any chance I can get the DRM content onto my iPhone?

rattyuk · 7 months ago

@ Mark Blafkin

Pandora fulfills this and is free.