Strike One was when Microsoft created a DRM called PlaysForSure that does not allow music protected by this be played in the Zune. And now Microsoft has managed to swing at the same pitch and miss. Creating a new DRM just for the Zune, so that music files be able to be played on the Zune because PlaysForSure didn't exactly work, the new DRM which was supposed to work ended up, well you guessed it, not working. I don't understand how a multi-billion high-tech company managed to put out an inutile program. It seems like there was a deadline and those in charge of creating this new and actually helpful DRM ran out of time and took PlaysForSure and renamed it Certified for Windows Vista and gave it in. This would be an outrage to me if my Zune was still working and if I had tons of "real" CD's and was not able to transfer my music to my device. It is faults like these that drive people away from buying CD's and leading these horses to the water that is P2P networks. (I hope you get these metaphors and not think they are lame, I'm in a metaphor mood)
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That is incredible. Microsoft is trying to make a name for itself in the mp3 field but keeps on messing it up. Maybe the third time is the charm.
Posted by Steven Dodge | December 13, 2007 11:42 AM
Posted on December 13, 2007 11:42