Trouble ahead for iTunes Music Store? @ CoolTechZone.com

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited March 2006 in Science & Tech
French legal developments threaten Apple's closed standards.
The French government is proposing a law that could force Apple to open standardize its iTunes Music Store and make the audio format compatible with all music players, as oppose to exclusively working with the iPod. Though Apple doesn’t generate much profit from the music store in comparison to other products and services, Apple counts on iTunes to retail the much profitable and trendy iPod family of portable audio players. The law is under consideration and will be voted on Thursday in parliament.
Source: CoolTechZone

Comments

  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    Ah, so they aren't DOOMED this time? *s*******
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    Actually, the article's real title refers to the "Death" of the iTunes store, but I thought it was a little melodramatic ;)
  • AnimalAnimal
    edited March 2006
    its hardly doomed, this is only france after all, not a worlwide thing. I can't play protected wmas on my mac, i wonder if there will be a law against this?
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