Ben Cotten - Latest Comments in Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

Re: Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

@bencotten — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:31:47 -0000

Welcome to the club. Keep reading, it only gets worse from here.

Re: Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

bobbyjoe — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:25:38 -0000

i dont under stand you

Re: Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

Joseph Cotten — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:46:57 -0000

Well, I think I clogged the conversation on this one Ben. I'm kind of like a mass of hair and soap scum in a bathtub drain.

Re: Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

Ben Cotten — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:53:17 -0000

Yes, you are a geek. But, you're handy to have around...

Re: Why Everyone is Mad at Microsoft

Joseph Cotten — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:23:20 -0000

Wow. The Evil Empire does it again. Nice article link, Ben. Although, the writer missed quite a bit of Apple's point for iTunes. The iTunes store was never meant to turn a profit, and was not meant to be a standalone service. It was begun purely as a built-in perk for iPod owners. The only way originally to get access to the iTunes store was to buy an iPod. The store became oddly successful, so Apple's since been renegotiating it's deals with the record companies, which is why the entire iTunes store is on it's way to being free of all Digital Rights Management (DRM). What this means for Microsoft is that it's not Bill's fault that the DRM is in place on their songs either. The problem is how Bill's response to all of this is so bad, whereas Steve and Apple's response has been to push the record companies into removing the DRM from iTunes' songs.

Wow, I'm such a geek.