"there are services like emusic.com that are entirely DRM free. Emusic only has indie stuff"
Which is exactly the point. If an artist wants to sign up to a service like eMusic then that's up to them. But if a CONSUMER wants to buy music from artists signed by the big record labels and if the music is only available online in a DRM'ed format, is that Apple's fault.
So, none of your "one hand, other hand" argument makes sense. It's like complaining they don't sell brand new cars at a local used car sales showroom. You know what you're going there for. If you don't want DRM but you want to buy online then you're stuck with indie music - which isn't bad by any means - but isn't going to salve your desire for the latest Christina Aquilera track.
Good lord, it's not as if you're forced to buy music.
by MJ — Jan 16
Which is exactly the point. If an artist wants to sign up to a service like eMusic then that's up to them. But if a CONSUMER wants to buy music from artists signed by the big record labels and if the music is only available online in a DRM'ed format, is that Apple's fault.
So, none of your "one hand, other hand" argument makes sense. It's like complaining they don't sell brand new cars at a local used car sales showroom. You know what you're going there for. If you don't want DRM but you want to buy online then you're stuck with indie music - which isn't bad by any means - but isn't going to salve your desire for the latest Christina Aquilera track.
Good lord, it's not as if you're forced to buy music.