While this is good, for now, the next move down the road is to build a standardized DRM library that everyone uses and is universally supported. Think CSS or the HD version that “protects” DVDs and HD-DVD/BluRays. These schemes work well enough that the HD version hasn’t been cracked while lots of players are out there and working.

This is going to happen barring some change in the larger music industry. But, for now, they need to get us out of the iTunes habit. We’ll see how this plays out.

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