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Microsoft to boldly go where Apple is already going...eventually
Merlin Mann | Apr 7 2007
Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs Exciting news on the digital music front. Microsoft plans to follow Apple's plan to sell DRM-free tracks from EMI to its extant army of Zune enthusiasts. Welcome to the social:
Way to innovate, Redmond. Once the period of EMI's exclusive deal with Apple has ended, this should make both Zune owners very happy. [via: Boing Boing: Microsoft dropping DRM from Zune Music Store] 20 Comments
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 quote>She said Microsoft has been...Submitted by security (not verified) on April 8, 2007 - 6:35pm.
quote>She said Microsoft has been talking with EMI and other record labels “for some time now” about offering unprotected music on its Zune players in an effort to meet the needs of its customers. It would be interesting to discover if Apple knew about these discussions and wanted to one-up Microsoft - or if Microsoft was in fact on the verge of implementing this soon and pushed up their debut as a result of Apples massive postive publicity. » POSTED IN:
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