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Tim
· 3 years ago
I don't have a problem with his decision to give in to the content industry's demands. Sometimes you have to make compromises in business, and if the content industry wants to shoot itself in the foot, that's their business. But I have a problem with him becoming DRM's biggest booster now that Apple is also its biggest beneficiary. The man knows better.
But my broader point is that the emperor has no clothes. The guy responsible for the world's most popular DRM format knows that DRM is ineffective against piracy and bad for consumers. I may or may not fault the messenger for his hypocrisy, but I certainly want the message heard by as many people as possible.
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But my broader point is that the emperor has no clothes. The guy responsible for the world's most popular DRM format knows that DRM is ineffective against piracy and bad for consumers. I may or may not fault the messenger for his hypocrisy, but I certainly want the message heard by as many people as possible.