Sure, they ARE trying to protect their Music business, but we all (except Sony execs) know that the music industry is dying.
If Sony is really Sony, they need to innovate some new product which has everything their current product doesn't.
Interopability is the name of game. Give consumers a choice of how to use their product, and watch the money fly in!
How can Sony expect this to take off using their own "special" format that can't be shared, transferred or otherwise used with other players and music stores?
What's Sony thinking? Where's the logic behind this?!
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Sure, they ARE trying to protect their Music business, but we all (except Sony execs) know that the music industry is dying. If Sony is really Sony, they need to innovate some new product which has everything their current product doesn't. Interopability is the name of game. Give consumers a choice of how to use their product, and watch the money fly in!
How can Sony expect this to take off using their own "special" format that can't be shared, transferred or otherwise used with other players and music stores? What's Sony thinking? Where's the logic behind this?!