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Best Buy, Real and SanDisk To Launch Music Service
M00NIE writes "Best Buy has announced it's going to join forces with Real and SanDisk to launch a new online music store. The new technology apparently makes use of Sansa music players that support Rhapsody DNA subscriptions." From the article: "As far as technical details go, Best Buy's new service is going to be identical to Rhapsody's current offering of WMA-protected audio files with the additional features provided by Rhapsody DNA. Rhapsody DNA is based on Real's Helix DRM and gives users the ability to access their content across different types of devices, and provides what RealNetworks describes as an "end-to-end music experience" similar to the closed ecosystem approach that Apple uses and Microsoft will be using with the Zune."
Another way to not buy music! Brilliant! What next? Door to door music salesmen?
"Dictator Flakes. They WILL be delicious."
Knowing BestBuy, they will be heavily pitching (or shoving down your throat) extended warranties on their music, since your backups will probably be rendered useless by their DRM.
...I get twice the DRM for twice the price! What a deal!
"This is America... where the will of the few outweigh the outrage of the many..." - Unknown
....maybe they can slap the Packard Bell name on the digital music players?
Mum! Dad! Don't touch it. It's evil!
KFG
Best Buy, Microsoft DRM and Real.
Could they possibly have come up with a better combo for me to rush out and ignore?
Free coupons for the store when you subscribe to AOL, and with your first purchase you get a free Kevin Federline track.
Anyone else?
Running Windows^H^H^H^H^H^H^H OSX and Linux in the home. (I don't have time for Solitaire any more.)
Seriously, it's like the Voltron of crap.
I bought a 512 meg sansa 230, or whatever the older model # blue one is. It was $40, and the dufus at the register gives me the service plan pitch. I say no. He adds "You do know that those are known to have battery issues, don't you?" I smiled and said, "Yes, but I'm willing to absorb that risk," then walked out laughing my ass off.
The player takes a friggin AAA.
Sweet informative mod.