Comments on: On the Radar: It’s not you, it’s me http://kennsarah.net/2006/06/16/on-the-radar-6/ The Digital Home of Ken & Sarah Walker Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:05:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Bond http://kennsarah.net/2006/06/16/on-the-radar-6/comment-page-1/#comment-1725 Mike Bond Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:27:55 +0000 http://kennsarah.net/2006/06/16/on-the-radar-6/#comment-1725 <blockquote>he still won’t address the point of lock-in head-on.</blockquote> DRM, by itself won't lock you in. Its the companies that use it that will lock you in. There is absolutely nothing stopping apple from opening up its fairplay DRM for other players to use, except that it means less iPod sales. Not argueing for DRM, its evil and needs to die ... just saying the lockin isn't caused by DRM, its caused by the companies that want to sell you hardware to go along with it.

he still won’t address the point of lock-in head-on.

DRM, by itself won’t lock you in. Its the companies that use it that will lock you in.

There is absolutely nothing stopping apple from opening up its fairplay DRM for other players to use, except that it means less iPod sales.

Not argueing for DRM, its evil and needs to die … just saying the lockin isn’t caused by DRM, its caused by the companies that want to sell you hardware to go along with it.

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