Apple wants to tie your shoes to your clothes with DRM

[Faun]

rofl of the month ! Patent of the decade Hurray !!!

Unapproved garments would be blocked from being able to use the device.

Source:

*arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080915-apple-wants-to-tie-your-shoes-to-your-clothes-with-drm.html
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[kumarmohit]

seems like steve is getting thin on the brain side too

 

[iMav]

The people who actually use the feature can afford to buy all Nike and in probablity they already have the all Nike kit

 

[MetalheadGautham]

For once, I am glad to be in India. I may not get cultural freedom here like in US, but atleast I get personal freedom...

 

[infra_red_dude]

DRM... DRM.. everywhere.. not a drop to drink!

For once, I am glad to be in India. I may not get cultural freedom here like in US, but atleast I get personal freedom...

Even if you are in the US, you do not hafta buy that device. Its not like they'll behead you if you don't buy it!

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Even if you are in the US, you do not hafta buy that device. Its not like they'll behead you if you don't buy it!

I mean that such devices are quite standard in the US, and so are other restrictions like forced contracts for mobile phone sim cards, while they are usually non-existant or illegal here in India.

 

[hellknight]

Apple really is getting sicker day by day.. these music companies are ruining its reputation.. Apple takes a lot of support from the Open Source community and doesn't gives back one thing except that Webkit..

 

[infra_red_dude]

I mean that such devices are quite standard in the US, and so are other restrictions like forced contracts for mobile phone sim cards, while they are usually non-existant or illegal here in India.

Quite frankly, people here don't care! If they buy the song once and DRM doesn't allow them to transfer this song to a non-DRM device they'll buy the song twice.. thrice.. Its this attitude of people which the companies exploit.

 

[hellknight]

@infra.. wow.. that's awesome.. buying the song twice or thrice.. and here in Himachal.. I see hoardings at every mobile shop lie "Song downloading @Rs 10/song".. some people have even forgotten that there are original Audio CD's available in the market.. I went to a local music dealer yesterday to get an original CD of Jannat and he said that i've its MP3's (of course, pirated one)..

 

[mehra.rakesh]

ROFL ... This has to be the best evr after the brilliance of the GAY BOMB by the us army .

 

[gloria8608]

I wouldn't buy a song twice just because I can't store it several times, no matter how much I would have to pay for a song.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Quite frankly, people here don't care! If they buy the song once and DRM doesn't allow them to transfer this song to a non-DRM device they'll buy the song twice.. thrice.. Its this attitude of people which the companies exploit.

Really ?
Well then, I am REALLY glad I am sticking with India.

watch out all you n00b countries - in another century, there shall arise gauthamania, a country where the noble laws of gautham shall prevail

 

[ray|raven]

watch out all you n00b countries - in another century, there shall arise gauthamania, a country where the noble laws of gautham shall prevail

Dude , i dont know what the hell your siggy means , but your gettin nuttier by the day.

You need professional help mate.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Dude , i dont know what the hell your siggy means , but your gettin nuttier by the day.

You need professional help mate.

Thats what my siggy means. My brain keeps getting more and more disordered

 

[Faun]

I have seen same wave in India too, if it was not enough to get one the people here buy another when a new version arrives with minor enhancements, just to have that desire of having most advanced technology or the chance to show off.

Lolz