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Microsoft, OD2 Start European Music Service
useosx writes "Reuters is reporting that 'Microsoft Corp. announced on Thursday a pact with Europe's biggest digital music outfit, OD2, to form the continent's first major a la carte online download service. ...
The move marks the first time European consumers can purchase song downloads off the Internet for under one euro ($1.13), and without requiring a monthly subscription, bringing the fee in line with the popular Apple Computer iTunes service, which is not yet available in Europe.'" Other stories: the Guardian, BBC.
Its great. It just means that a week after deployment the site will be hacked an all the music will be retrieved for free. MS allows it to happen this way.
Is RMS singing the "Free Software Song". Please, Microsoft, make this available ASAP!
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Let the exploits begin. MS gives through thier ignorance. Free music anyone?
Well, I feel comforted.
I hope Bill makes a lot of money and get out of the OS business.
MSBPodcast.com The opinions expressed here are my own. If you don't like 'em... Think up your own stuff.
Hey! I think Bill realized that Apple is getting smarter.. His best defence, COPY THEM!.. I cant't wait to use Microsofts X-Pod!
wanting to then listen to them?
Aviation.
Because everyone knows that the way to make a small fortune in aviation is to first start out with a large fortune.
Here's my guess at unreasonable:
1) Trying to copy them to any other device except those running MS operating systems.
2) Trying to copy directly to a non drm format.
3) Copying to more than X number of cd's, where x >=0 and x = 1
4) Trying to use any software to burn to a cd not expressely approved.
5) Trying to use any hardware to burn to a cd not expressely approved.
6) Copying after attempting to get any tech support for any failed uses.
All they want is:
The Server OS market
The Database market
The Office market
The Home PC market
The Handheld market
The Mobile market
The Game market
The TV market
The Instant messaging market
The E-mail market
And the hearts of men are easily corrupted.
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Since they released MS Reason 1.0, it obliterates all other ways of reasoning...
DOWN WITH ALBUMS!
UP WITH ONE HIT WONDERS!
Maybe after a few years this will cause the kind folks at VH1 to make "Where are they now" a weekly series...
(Anti-RIAA Troll): But we loves the online music, especially.
(Anti-Microsoft Troll): But it's Microsoft. They load it down with DRM
(Anti-RIAA Troll): But we can hacks the DRM, yes we can.
(Anti-Microsoft Troll): But you're paying money to the evils Microsoft.
(Anti-RIAA Troll): But we're only paying for one songs at a time! We saves money from not buying whole albums at a times...
Stop basing inflammatory comments on knowledge you don't have.
/Whine ]
[ Whine ] But it's *sooo* much easier that way! [
I assert that my comment is only my opinion, not that of any employer, past, present or future.
If it is ok for Microsoft to steal Apples idea it should be ok for us to steal music!
It won't be up to Microsoft's usual standards unless it's mondo exploitable. Let's hope they deploy it on .NET servers for years of good yuks.
-- thinkyhead software and media
I tried installing MS Reason 1.0 since it came with the new security patch. It reported a conflict between my Conventional_Logic.dll and More_Profits_For_Bill.dll files. Then it told me it couldn't find the disk D:\Gates_Divine_Command\ !!!
Best read in good ol' Monaco 9 point.
Yes. And that's what makes us /.ers reasonable when it comes to sex.
"Hm - let's see what the license is before I make my Ultimate Dance Track for the Anime Pool Party this Saturday.".
Hm -- if it discourages the creating of anything called 'Ultimate Dance Track for the Anime Pool Party', I like it!
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
They can't get a deal with the sweet, existing, proven service from Apple, but they bend over for MS?
Long live the European Music Industry.
I think, therefore I am...I think.
1. You purchase the song for
2. You get access to download the song for 3 days.
3. At the 3rd day, a team of Microsoft employees comes to your house to remove all the songs from your computer and electronic devices. They destroy all cdrs, Pen drives, flash cards or anything else you could have used to pirate music.
4. The microsoft team reformats your hard drive, and reinstalls windows at a discounted cost of $129.
5. A private detective who has been following you over the past 3 days, visits everyone you've come in contact with and performs the same process on them.
* This process is repeated once for each additional song purchased.