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Proteosome

2005-04-01, 04:23 PM

In a surprise move, Apple Computer announced Friday, April 1st, that it was licensing Microsoft's Windows Media platform for use with both the iTunes Music Store and the company's market-leading iPod music player. Apple will be replacing its proprietary FairPlay DRM scheme and AAC codec with Microsoft's Janus platform, allowing the company to leverage the more open nature of Microsoft's Windows Media platform across its burgeoning consumer electronics product line. (http://www.forbes.com/infoimaging/feeds/infoimaging/2005/04/01/infoimagingmacobserver_2005_04_01_eng-macobserver_eng-macobserver_061527_6527352381084057411.html)

Hell must be freezing over :eek:


Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums > Consumer Electronics and Home Computing > Portable Electronics: Digital Cameras, Camcorders, ebook Readers, iPods, MP3 Players and GPS > Apple iPod + Microsoft = End of the World? PDA : Apple iPod + Microsoft = End of the World? Proteosome 2005-04-01, 04:23 PM In a surprise move, Apple Computer announced Friday, April 1st, that it was licensing Microsoft's Windows Media platform for use with both the iTunes Music Store and the company's market-leading iPod music player. Apple will be replacing its proprietary FairPlay DRM scheme and AAC codec with Microsoft's Janus platform, allowing the company to leverage the more open nature of Microsoft's Windows Media platform across its burgeoning consumer electronics product line. (http://www.forbes.com/infoimaging/feeds/infoimaging/2005/04/01/infoimagingmacobserver_2005_04_01_eng-macobserver_eng-macobserver_061527_6527352381084057411.html) Hell must be freezing over :eek: faston 2005-04-01, 04:33 PM Friday, April 1st JesseJ 2005-04-01, 05:11 PM As Ive said before, this is the absolute worst day to do anything online.