02-06-2007, 11:05 PM
"Today’s most popular iPod holds 1000 songs, and research tells us that the average
iPod is nearly full. This means that only 22 out of 1000 songs, or under 3% of the music
on the average iPod, is purchased from the iTunes store and protected with a DRM. The
remaining 97% of the music is unprotected and playable on any player that can play the
open formats. Its hard to believe that just 3% of the music on the average iPod is enough
to lock users into buying only iPods in the future. And since 97% of the music on the
average iPod was not purchased from the iTunes store, iPod users are clearly not locked
into the iTunes store to acquire their music."
That's certainly true with my music collection. I avoid DRM'd music like the plague.
I read the news about the legal squabbling in Europe and wonder WTF the fuss is
about.
iPod is nearly full. This means that only 22 out of 1000 songs, or under 3% of the music
on the average iPod, is purchased from the iTunes store and protected with a DRM. The
remaining 97% of the music is unprotected and playable on any player that can play the
open formats. Its hard to believe that just 3% of the music on the average iPod is enough
to lock users into buying only iPods in the future. And since 97% of the music on the
average iPod was not purchased from the iTunes store, iPod users are clearly not locked
into the iTunes store to acquire their music."
That's certainly true with my music collection. I avoid DRM'd music like the plague.
I read the news about the legal squabbling in Europe and wonder WTF the fuss is
about.