DRM - The Antichrist
DRM, or Digital Retardated Management as I like to call it, has just brewed a lot of angry customers because of Microsoft. All music that was purchased from Microsoft’s Music site is now worthless. Microsoft has announced that since they cannot be bothered to live up to their end of the deal, they will eliminate the DRM licensing servers for music that was purchased. This move is mainly because they will shift their focus towards the Zune’s DRM technology which is substantially different and more profitable for them. All the music that was purchased and authorized for download can only be played on that one PC. As long as that PC doesn’t crash you can play it as long as you want! Which, if it’s running a Microsoft operating system, should be about 6 months. DRM has become the new digital virus for the 21st century. Purposely infected by corporations to help increase profits but at the cost of pissing off customers. Welcome to the new Web 2.5.
First off I gotta say I love the title of this blog. I know how you feel about all these pay for music sites but that really sucks for people and like you said what happens if your computer does crash! The customer get a refund? At least if a CD is scratched beyond repair or lost thats the fault of the consumer, but just deciding NOT to RUN something anymore, and just to line your pockets..ahhh to be in the pockets of Microsoft..