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Story: France vs. Apple: iTunes should become open-source?Total Replies: 3
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r_a_trip

Jul 02, 2006
4:01 AM EDT 		Apple will probably simple withdraw iTunes from the French market, so nobody wins - hkwint

If a DRM-ed music store is the holy grail of computing, yes, then France would lose.

I doubt if DRM is really necessary. It only serves to establish an illegal price fixing scheme. The media outfits are unwilling to sell their goods at the optimal price, therefore they need a scheme in which Free market forces are rendered moot.

The loss of iTunes in France would mean Freedom from coercion to the French people.
dinotrac

Jul 02, 2006
4:59 AM EDT 		>The loss of iTunes in France would mean Freedom from coercion to the French people.

Not to mention freedom from an easy-to-use and convenient source of music that millions of people love.
richo123

Jul 02, 2006
5:44 AM EDT 		Vive La France!

ouh c'est chaud chaud (especially their soccer team!)
dinotrac

Jul 02, 2006
10:27 AM EDT 		Hey -- Those French Futballers are going great guns. Way to take it to Brazil.

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