This will *never* work. Think about it. Without DRM there is no way to tell if an *.mp3 is legal or not.
If they pay folks for sharing non-DRM'ed stuff, then any fool can get a living out of MS by simply swapping files around on the net. Crazy.
This proposal, (like most of MS's stuff), relies on the assumption that everyone will buy their DRM'ed music through a DRM'ed store and that MS will be able to look through your Zune HD and examine files etc. Also, if you read the patent, it says MS is thinking of attaching advertisements on those songs before they allow you to transfer them. Greaatt! *roll eyes*
So basically this would work in North Korea or some other Nazi-esque country.
Johan S
· 2 years ago
Is that an iPod ? To me, that looks more like an iPod nano than a Zune.
Michael
· 2 years ago
@Jeremy: But people do buy DRM music through a DRM store. It's called iTunes.
Luca
· 2 years ago
Nice, just I think Microsoft copied a (c) web applications strategy publish a few years ago, and some sites a using a similar strategy. like SaySaid.com
Vote...
· 2 years ago
The only cool thing about the Zune is sharing songs between Zune users. To bad Micro$oft nerfed the whole thing by restricting those shared uses to 3.
Dude 1: "Hey duders, what are you guys up too?"
Dude 2 + 3: "I just downloaded a song from his Zune, for free, wirelessly!"
Dude 1: "Awesome, I gotta get one of those."
Dude 2: "Well, you can only listen to it 3 times."
Dude 1: "And you're excited about this feature because...?"
Phil
· 2 years ago
Luca is right, I was about to say the same thing. It was a German company iirc. Their patent (assuming they had one) may well be sufficiently general that Microsoft's could be shown to infringe on it.
Watch TV
· 2 years ago
That's actually quite nice, granted they still have DRM and that it only lets you listen to it 3 times, it's still an improvement and the referral system is a nice change, ITunes would never think about doing this.
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If they pay folks for sharing non-DRM'ed stuff, then any fool can get a living out of MS by simply swapping files around on the net. Crazy.
This proposal, (like most of MS's stuff), relies on the assumption that everyone will buy their DRM'ed music through a DRM'ed store and that MS will be able to look through your Zune HD and examine files etc. Also, if you read the patent, it says MS is thinking of attaching advertisements on those songs before they allow you to transfer them. Greaatt! *roll eyes*
So basically this would work in North Korea or some other Nazi-esque country.
Dude 1: "Hey duders, what are you guys up too?"
Dude 2 + 3: "I just downloaded a song from his Zune, for free, wirelessly!"
Dude 1: "Awesome, I gotta get one of those."
Dude 2: "Well, you can only listen to it 3 times."
Dude 1: "And you're excited about this feature because...?"
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