I find it equally if not more hilarious that people actually make stupid comments like this, and pathetic if they actually believe what they're saying.
Really? How can one not realize you have no control over them other than through your wallet? It is naive to think differently...
There is no good reason why people should not bring perceived problems to the attention of those in power. Your arrogance is sickening.
Of course there is a reason...those in power will only seek to maintain or maximize that power. Why should they care about you if you're already paying for something, you've already voted! If you don't like it, see my sentence above... vote by wallet or shut up.
You don't - you don't "own" the original DRM music. If ownership was an issue you'd not have bought that music.
So the only music we can own is distributed on CD? Or is that not true either? What music can we own if not some of the "digital crap" being shoveled?
I thought this depended on the label?
About TWO YEARS AGO it did. So, no. As soon as the Earth did not shatter into a billion pieces when BMI sold DRM free music, the other studios followed pretty much instantly.
They did? So all label music is DRM free now? Hrm...so now it's the resellers/distributors putting DRM on tracks?
Only music users purchased some time ago that was under the old DRM scheme and they did not pay to upgrade.
Why should one have to pay to "upgrade" music they already own. In essence, they're trying to get us used to "renting" items and no longer "owning" them like we did before... I should be able to upgrade the track without a fee if I've already "bought" it.
All music sold on iTunes for some time now is DRM free.
I thought this depended on the label?
The engineers at Apple, when you talk to them at WWDC, are on a personal level very happy to give back to the community which Apple really heavily depends on. Apple at the heart of things is VERY much a bunch of really technical people, not marketers.
I've never been to WWDC. It's on my "todo list." It'd be great to talk to some of their developers but the cynic in me has to point out that most company workers "tow the line." On a similar note, I'm actually very impressed with Steve Jobs late night e-mail conversation with a gawker reporter. Although I might not agree with the censorship part, I am absolutely in awe that Steve would enter into such a conversation, and give such candid responses.
Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will be dear to you. -- Thomas Jefferson