So I just saw that Apple iTunes went DRM free earlier this year..

[billdotson]

That amazes me. Apple, the company who had iTunes music locked in so it could only be played on the computer and your iPod/iPhone (unless you burn a number of CDs before it was limited) has gotten rid of DRM. Apparently there are now infinite CD burns and the files can play on many different portable players. I never would have thought this would have happened. Really, Apple made so much money off the iTunes/iPod thing, why would they stop?

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

[Viva]

Simple, DRM of any kind doesn't work.

[Matthewthegreat]

Please note that it is only the music that went DRM-free. Everything else in their store still has DRM.

[spoons]

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

Careful, now. Don't be too hasty. ;)

[nobodysbusiness]

When they started going DRM-free, I went and bought a bunch of music from them, in large part because I wanted to show my support for the destruction of DRM. Now if only I could get the iTunes store to work with Wine...

[Matthewthegreat]

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

Not going to happen unless someone hits them with a anti-trust lawsuit...

[aysiu]

When they started going DRM-free, I went and bought a bunch of music from them, in large part because I wanted to show my support for the destruction of DRM. Now if only I could get the iTunes store to work with Wine...
I just buy from the Amazon MP3 store. It's always been DRM-free, as far as I can tell. It also has a native Linux client (unlike iTunes).

[Matthewthegreat]

i just buy from the amazon mp3 store. It's always been drm-free, as far as i can tell. It also has a native linux client (unlike itunes).

+1

[Incense]

I just buy from the Amazon MP3 store. It's always been DRM-free, as far as I can tell. It also has a native Linux client (unlike iTunes).

+2. I think it's better to support a company who supports you (ie Linux desktop client). I don't ever see apple releasing a Linux port of iTunes. I wouldn't be surprised if they actively make sure it doesn't work in wine.

[hanzomon4]

That amazes me. Apple, the company who had iTunes music locked in so it could only be played on the computer and your iPod/iPhone (unless you burn a number of CDs before it was limited) has gotten rid of DRM. Apparently there are now infinite CD burns and the files can play on many different portable players. I never would have thought this would have happened. Really, Apple made so much money off the iTunes/iPod thing, why would they stop?

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

Easy... Amazon

Higher quality, cheaper, no DRM and also the EU was going to force them to let other players use their fairplay drm

[SuperSonic4]

I just buy from the Amazon MP3 store. It's always been DRM-free, as far as I can tell. It also has a native Linux client (unlike iTunes).

I don't see what the issue with a zip or rar file is, much better than their crappy 32 bit manager only available on 4 distro families

Anyway, I've not downloaded music in any way for a while now - new releases are **** and I have all the good stuff on cd from various places like bargain bins XD

[blur xc]

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

I could've swore I saw a company selling pre-built pc's w/ mac osx preinstalled on them online a while ago... I wish I could remember their name...

BM

[MasterNetra]

That amazes me. Apple, the company who had iTunes music locked in so it could only be played on the computer and your iPod/iPhone (unless you burn a number of CDs before it was limited) has gotten rid of DRM. Apparently there are now infinite CD burns and the files can play on many different portable players. I never would have thought this would have happened. Really, Apple made so much money off the iTunes/iPod thing, why would they stop?

Next thing you know they'll be letting OS X run on normal PCs..

They don't have to let them, some already have them running on a normal PC ^.^

[Rozzalyn]

I was wondering, so I bought the 1st gen Iphone off my friend, I have a Tracfone now, it does run on the same network as AT&T, I'm wondering 1- will the coverage be the same? 2- what programs will I be able to use to upload music on/from? 3- will my sim card work

(Side note: I plan on jailbreaking and then unlocking it)

Has anyone else been able to successfully have an Iphone on a prepaid carrier?

[Hobgoblin]

Please note that it is only the music that went DRM-free. Everything else in their store still has DRM.

It's only some of the music which is available DRM free, and at an extra cost.