[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-10 Thread cliveb
JJZolx;168672 Wrote: From a sales and marketing standpoint, it would be incredibly shortsighted not to pursue support for DRM. There are realities of the marketplace that dictate what features a product in a certain niche must have. Quite so. The average man in the street who buys some

Re: [slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-10 Thread Peter
cliveb wrote: JJZolx;168672 Wrote: From a sales and marketing standpoint, it would be incredibly shortsighted not to pursue support for DRM. There are realities of the marketplace that dictate what features a product in a certain niche must have. Quite so. The average man in the

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread mflint
Bleh from me too - though I'm sure it'll help Sonos' marketing people push for more market share. I think you'd struggle to find anyone (apart from record company execs) who think DRM is a great idea. The only way for DRM to ultimately succeed is by companies like Slim and Sonos deciding to

Re: [slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread Peter
mflint wrote: Bleh from me too - though I'm sure it'll help Sonos' marketing people push for more market share. I think you'd struggle to find anyone (apart from record company execs) who think DRM is a great idea. The only way for DRM to ultimately succeed is by companies like Slim and Sonos

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread CCRDude
Why would that be? OpenSSL is a very good open implementation of secure stuff as well. DRM just means that a private key (which is not open of course, doesn't need to be) is used to unlock a file... and if the DRM algorithm is any good, publishing it (the algo) openly won't do it any harm. But

Re: [slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread Peter
CCRDude wrote: Why would that be? OpenSSL is a very good open implementation of secure stuff as well. DRM just means that a private key (which is not open of course, doesn't need to be) is used to unlock a file... and if the DRM algorithm is any good, publishing it (the algo) openly won't do

Re: [slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread Kevin Hawkins
SuperQ wrote: 'Ur[s Wrote: uS;168336'] Logitech/Slim next? bleh.. DRM.. I'd rather have engineer hours spent doing useful things like working on UI or speed improvements. Not bleh, and I wouldn't !! Now international users (with a Windows PC ) can use music services

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread Gildahl
I for one am NOT looking for DRM support. It may sound good on the surface for some folks but it is definitely walking down the wrong path. -- Gildahl Gildahl's Profile:

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread JJZolx
From a sales and marketing standpoint, it would be incredibly shortsighted not to pursue support for DRM. There are realities of the marketplace that dictate what features a product in a certain niche must have. It looks like Sonos just raised the bar a bit and if playback of DRM'd music is

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-09 Thread ModelCitizen
JJZolx;168672 Wrote: From a sales and marketing standpoint, it would be incredibly shortsighted not to pursue support for DRM. There are realities of the marketplace that dictate what features a product in a certain niche must have. It looks like Sonos just raised the bar a bit and if

[slim] Re: Sonos - Support for M$ DRM

2007-01-08 Thread SuperQ
'Ur[s Wrote: uS;168336'] Logitech/Slim next? bleh.. DRM.. I'd rather have engineer hours spent doing useful things like working on UI or speed improvements. -- SuperQ SuperQ's Profile: