Edited by author 04-29-2003 03:15 AM
Hmm, so let's see. How many of you -like- the US DMCA? How many of you -like- region coding in DVDs? How many of you will actually use this service (after reading the fine print and going thru all the motions of buying an AC3 file that 'authorizes itself' to your machine? All sarcasm (and lip service) aside, there has to be a reason that other music services are floundering, and that this Apple one will too, after the SteveO reality distortion field wears off.

Apple's trying the Nintendo trick of striking the price high and then hoping the novelty will kickstart sales. I guess there are enough suckers out there who will validate their 'business model'. So where is Nintendo now?

99 cent might be a fair price for an unrestricted private use file, but this one will lock itself to your PC (and 2 others as I remember). So, something will have to give. Either the restrictions, or the price.

I'm sure all the DJs out there are going to appreciate the portability factor of these downloaded files. <smirk>

DMCA + RIAA + Apple = Your Mac (AntiFairUseApparatus) + aButtLoadOfNonPortableFiles