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1st May 2007, 02:32 AM
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Apple to sell DRM-free content on iTunes
Apparently, Apple is going to sell DRM-free content at a higher quality next month. Let's hope others follow along, I think this is a big step forward.
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1st May 2007, 03:45 AM
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Its nice to see Apple doing something like this. Especially since these days the word for MP3 player is "iPod" (***snickers quietly at users***  ). Ever since Darwin I've been gaining more respect for Apple. Though when you buy anything from them, you are still mostly paying for "image" IMHO.
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Yeah, that's great news. I too hope others follow suit eventually, if not right away.
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Its the only way they can go.
These money earning lock ins are not what the people want and are not what the people will use when others are now snubbing such technology. A big step forward it is and hopefully the message will be clear and such things as DRM will be shelved for good.
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1st May 2007, 10:01 AM
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hmm considering they position in mp3 land, im surprised one of the record companies haven't turned around and sued them for inventing this whole mess :P
Good move on apples half, interesting over then next 6 months to see what happens with the hardware supposed to be released.
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The might be the begining of the end of DRM or it my but be one bump in the road. Only time will tell.
I to agree it is a good step in the right direction, however may just be the final blow for apple (after the law suites)
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regardless of how it turns out, I'll continue buying used cd's and burning them for a while. Apple had a chance to force this in the beginning, but didn't. I'm not ready to reward them for finally doing what they should have done from the start.
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True schwim, I will not use them untill they start providing ogg
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1st May 2007, 06:41 PM
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True schwim, I will not use them untill they start providing ogg
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So..............never huh? Good for you. Screw Apple. 
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LOL 
I hope they see the light someday and go open source with software and use open codecs
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Does any one know of a open DVD codec?
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Does any one know of a open DVD codec?
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Open DVD codec... well basically just burn Theora files on a DVD (iso format). Though no DVD players anywhere would be able to play them AFAIK. You would need a PC (preferably Linux-powered ). I've never looked at the Video DVD specs, but I imagine you could also just burn the Theora stream in place of an MPEG steam. Though again, I know of no commercial players that would handle such a disc, would need a media PC. In the case of a Window$ PC it would need modified commercial or opensource player software.
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Well I was not woried about the DVD player I don't have on. I was thinking more along the lines of renting DVD's and play them using only open source stuff
I was thinking that was called codec but I may have been mistaken
Edit: never mind I see what you was saying now. I think I need sleep 
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