Comments on: Man sues Apple after being forced to buy iPod

By: tractordriver88

tractordriver88 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:11:37 +0000

What Apple is doing can be considered Anti-Trust.

By: Mark Wubben

Mark Wubben — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:41:19 +0000

(Whoah, were did the linebreaks go in my comment above??)

By: Mark Wubben

Mark Wubben — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 16:40:05 +0000

This is great. Sure, the guy’s an idiot for not understanding the larger issue, but this is great.

You see, this is not about the iPod, it’s about DRM. As to my knowledge (which is limited) this is the first time somebody sues over DRM.

Could the person in question have bought a different player if Apple would license it format? Probably. Could he have played songs bought from Sony and Real and Microsoft on that player? Well, if they use the DRM formats those stores use, yes. But they need a license for that.

Will people start suing Microsoft now because the songs they buy there can’t be put on an iPod?

(Okay, bad anology. Apple can get a license for WMA if they want to. It’s not true the other way around.)

DRM, baby. That’s the monopoly here. Not Apple.

By: PXLated

PXLated — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:38:12 +0000

Next he’ll sue Sony because he can’t use their games on his xBox . Then Gillette because he can’t use their blades on a Schick. Then GM because he can’t use their alternator in a Ford. And, and, and.
Totally stupid. The guy should be given a Darwin award :-)

By: Kevin Ballard

Kevin Ballard — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 05:23:59 +0000

Hasn’t this guy ever heard of burning to a CD?