This is so (sadly) reminiscent of the operating system wars waged on PCs - when Macs couldn't talk to Windows, Windows couldn't talk with Linux or Unix, etc.
It's so counterproductive for all parties to divide consumers into isolated camps.
Heartingly though, in these advanced electronic times, consumers are finally smart/crafty/intelligent/fed up enough to be able to circumvent most of these attempts to force choices upon the buyer. I look forward to when tools are available to make these silly DRM/format wars if not a thing of the past, at least not a serious challenger to the informed consumer.
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