Apple Defeats RIAA and France In Same Day

gnat writes "The subheading of the CNN article says it all: 'Four largest record companies defeated in behind-the-scenes battle to charge different prices for songs; downloads still 99 cents'. This comes the same day as France backed down on the posturing over demanding iPod interoperability." From the France article: "Apple, which did not return repeated phone calls, and other DRM holders doing business in France, are likely elated. While the law must still be voted on, the alterations in the legislation signify willingness by some in the French government to honor the rights of companies that don't wish to share their technology with competitors. Senate debate on the bill begins Thursday."

Comments

Cool!

[irn_bru]

Can we get Apple to deal with Iran as well...?

Re:France backs down?

[Unski]

Who are you people, and what have you done with the real slashdot?
We are the silent minority. We have abducted the usual sensationalising /. submitters and instated a new order. From now on we will have factual statements as headlines, succeeded by a fair and orderly discussion. This will necessitate a reduction in page views, and we are currently in attempts to re-negotiate the patronage of the OSDL in this respect. We are also engaged in a comprehensive review of /. sigs, and we will be removing any which are factually-incorrect. Furthermore we are seeking to remove the moderation category known as 'funny' and will replace it with 'idiosyncratic'.

Please remain calm, change is sometimes good.

So to sum it up...

[GundamFan]

Apple = Closed restrictive standard. France = Forced interoprability. (good for us bad for apple) Music companys = Greedy. Apple = defending there price point. (seen by many as "defending the consumers") Um.. is slashdot trying to blow up fanboys' heads by putting this in one story? If so good.