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11:17 AM  RealNetworks raises serious questions about Apple's
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Not really... By snakeInTheGrass on 3/23/2011 12:19:21 PM ,
Rating: 0 They took the DRM off of the iTunes music a few years
back already. I understand avoiding buying iTunes content prior
to that (hell, or even now if you want lossless CD quality or
better), but I used my iPod for years before that with my own
ripped CD content (both mp3 and AAC), so I'm not sure music is
the best example of Apple making a walled garden at this point.
AAC certainly isn't Apple's own codec. (It's Advanced Audio
Coding, not Apple's Audio Codec...)  Video is another matter,
though we can thank the content producers for that - I don't
think Apple gives a crap about adding proprietary DRM beyond the
fact that they have to in order to be able to sell/stream movies
and shows since they can't get content contracts without
agreeing to that. You can't cop