Financial Times on Apple/Real/DMCA Morass

drpickett writes "The Financial Times are carrying an editorial by James Boyle concerning the nascent battle between Apple and Real. Good comments on the DMCA issues. Article sort of portrays Apple as a bunch of close-system types who got the 5% market share that they deserve for shunning interoperability. No mention is made of Real as the poster child for closed formats and cheap spyware tactics." And no mention noting what Real and Apple are really fighting over: who gets to profit from the destruction of the users' freedom.

Comments

Re:Freedom?

[mjpaci]

I thought that "freedom" is just another word for "nothing left to lose." Damn that Bobby McGee.

--mike

Hmmm,

[Anonymous Coward]

Article sort of portrays Apple as a bunch of close-system types who got the 5% market share that they deserve for shunning interoperability.

No mention of Microsoft either, who obviously must have got the 90% market share they deserve by embracing interoperability!

Re:-1 Flamebait

[jimbolaya]

Shame on you for thinking independently. When you registered as a Slashdot member, you agreed to recognize the following:
Good:Linux, GPL, Ogg, open source, and anime.
Bad:Microsoft, copyrights, audio formats other than Ogg (unless their stolen MP3s), patents, and TV networks other than Fox and the WB.
Good, when they're stickin' it to Microsoft: Apple
Bad, when they're protecting their intellectual property rights:Apple

Now step back in line!