At 6:14 PM -0700 9/26/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Sep 26, 2009, at 3:10 PM, Dan wrote: > > If you're worried Apple is going to screw you, then it won't matter >> what version of iTunes you run - you're always going to have that > > fear. The only soln there is to buy real CDs and DVDs... > >Or any song out of Apple's catalog now...it's all DRM-free, has been >for quite a while. AAC is an open, standard format. > >And let us be extremely clear..it's NEVER been APPLE that could screw >us, it was the music publishers who forced DRM on us.
WRT DRM itself, I agree. But Apple's control of said DRM (?Fairplay?) will leave you with unplayable music if the iTunes Store should be closed. Really tho, I wasn't thinking of the DRM. I was thinking about the poor quality of Apple's music tracks, in the first place. For that xtra $, they may be be DRM-free now, but they're *still* pre-equalized / sampled / tuned for ear buds -- so they smell like padadodo on a real sound system or when compared to a half-decent CD rip. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
