Microsoft changes tune, now wants to sell DRM free songs
via Tech.Blorge.com
On the heels of the Apple/EMI DRM dump, Microsoft has announced that it's also working on offering non-DRM music -- with a slight Microsoft spin on the matter:
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Katy Asher, a Microsoft spokeswoman on the Zune team said, Microsoft has been talking with not only EMI but other record labels “for some time now” about offering unprotected music on its Zune players in an effort to meet the needs of its customers.
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Ms. Asher further commented,
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Consumers have made it clear that unprotected music is something they want.
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No, really? Do you think?
Also, reportedly EMI is talking with other providers about removing DRM from their content in channels other than iTunes, though
they wouldn't confirm that they were talking with Microsoft specifically (which, of course, Microsoft already has), but that suggests that there may be yet other outlets getting into the game now.
All in all, this particular wall of DRM sandbags seems to be crumbling nicely.
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