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February 06, 2007

I Love Steve Jobs

I've spent most of the last couple of years in a love-hate relationship with Apple. I love them because they make slick devices, have done much to promote podcasting and have user interfaces that just plain work. I hate them because they make Fairplay-content incompatible with any devices other than iPods and won't allow other forms of DRM'ed content to work on the iPod.

However I just read something Steve Jobs wrote that was posted today on Apple's website:

Thoughts on Music

I whole-heartedly agree with everything he says in here and I'm officially changing my tune on Apple (in addition to upping my timeframe for running out to buy a Powerbook).

The point is simple. DRM for music and audiobooks doesn't work and never has. One of these days the Emperors (the record labels and major publishing houses) will realize they aren't wearing any clothes and they start selling DRM-free content. That will be a very, very good day.