MediaLoper puts in their two cents:
Unfortunately Zune’s wireless music sharing is turning out to be one of those features that seemed better when it was just a rumor. While Zune users will be able share music with friends, there’s a catch (isn’t there always). As Jim noted earlier, recipients of shared songs will only be able to listen to them three times or for three days, whichever comes first. It sort of sounds like a really bad tire warranty.
Zune accomplishes this amazingly stupid feat by wrapping shared music in a proprietary layer of DRM, regardless of what format the original content may be in. If Microsoft’s claims are to be believed, this on-the-fly DRM will be seamless and automatic - which must be some kind of first for Microsoft.
QUESTION: What happens you put a Microsoft committee in a room and tell them to design the definitive, marketing leading portable music player?
ANSWER: The Zune!
Michael Krigsman
http://projectfailures.com
Posted by: Michael Krigsman | October 2, 2006 12:02 PM | Permalink to Comment