MTV Closing Urge Music Service, Merging With RealNetworks' Rhapsody
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| This means Urge’s hyped partnership with Microsoft is over and done with.
|
| Of course, MSFT launched its own Zune service a few months after Urge
| launched (Zune’s online client was built on top of Urge).
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http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/20/mtv-music-urge-tech-cx_pco_0820paidcontent.html?partner=yahootix
Classic. Lack of direction.
"Baked-in" DRM - Yet another reason for people to hate Microsoft
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| Newsflash -- There’s a growing segment of computer users that hate
| Microsoft. "Baked-in" DRM is giving more users a reason to hate Microsoft.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=696
Related:
Vista prevents users from playing high-def content, researcher says
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| While Microsoft’s intent is to protect commercial content, home movies are
| increasingly being shot in high definition, Gutmann said. Many users are
| finding they can’t play any content if it’s considered “premium.”
|
| “This is not commercial HD content being blocked, this is the users’ own
| content,” Gutmann said. “The more premium content you have, the more output
| is disabled.”
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/080907-vista-high-def.html
The Longest Suicide Note in History
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| Gutmann: The genie's out of the bottle before the operating system has even
| been released! But that doesn't mean Vista users in particular - and
| the computer community at large - won't end up paying for Microsoft's
| DRM folly. At the risk of repeating myself repeating myself, yet
| another reason to move to Linux.
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http://blogs.pcworld.co.nz/pcworld/tux-love/2007/01/the_longest_suicide_note_in_hi.html
DRM in Windows Vista
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| Windows Vista includes an array of "features" that you don't want.
| These features will make your computer less reliable and less secure.
| They'll make your computer less stable and run slower. They will
| cause technical support problems. They may even require you to
| upgrade some of your peripheral hardware and existing software.
| And these features won't do anything useful. In fact, they're
| working against you. They're digital rights management (DRM)
| features built into Vista at the behest of the entertainment
| industry.
|
| And you don't get to refuse them.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/02/drm_in_windows.html
Avoid the Vista badge, it means DRM inside
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| The root of this crappy DRM infection is Microsoft. It is the driving
| force here. This has nothing to do with protecting content, as we
| keep pointing out, there has never been a single thing that has had
| a DRM infection applied that didn't end up cracked on the net in
| hours. DRM is about walled gardens and control.
|
| He who controls the DRM infection controls the market. DRM is
| about preventing you from doing anything with the devices
| without paying the gatekeeper a fee. This is what MS wants,
| nothing less than a slice of everything watched, listened to
| or discussed from now on. DRM prevents others from playing
| there, thanks to the DMCA and other anti-consumer laws.
|
| Make no mistake, MS is pushing the DRM malware as hard as
| it can so it can rake in money hand over fist with no
| competition. It is really good at lock-in, in fact, the firm
| based its entire business model on harming the user so they
| have to comply and spend more.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38926
New Zune Player Will Face Tough Market
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| While Microsoft has the resources and the talent to develop
| cutting-edge products, it's not clear that the company will manage
| to hit on a winning product or service. "They're going to have to
| find ways of being where Apple isn't and find ways of growing
| the overall market," Gartenberg said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070427/tc_pcworld/131337
Microsoft says Zune executive will leave company
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| Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment
| and devices division, also played a key role in shaping the Xbox
| game console business and the introduction of its Internet
| Protocol television software.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6155200.html
Muted welcome for Microsoft Zune
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| As part of the Zune launch Microsoft flew some influential music bloggers
| to Seattle for a preview of the player and the service.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5348674.stm
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