Building a free future in embedded devices
Posted Oct 19, 2006 21:32 UTC (Thu) by
cventers (subscriber, #31465)
In reply to:
Building a free future in embedded devices by bronson
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Free gadgets need free software
I think you are making the mistake of confusing hardware DRM with, say,
content DRM. Apple couldn't get away with making an iPod that only played
iTunes music, but they could certainly get away with making an iPod that
only ran Apple-signed firmware.
That's the important distinction. I am like you in this way - I believe
the free market is _vastly_ powerful and will disrupt content DRM
completely. I'm eagerly awaiting the mass purchase of Zune players, for
instance, because I know lots of iTunes customers that are about to lose
their lunch when they realize that their paid-for "MP3s" won't play on
their new "MP3 player" because what they were sold is actually proprietary
DRM-laden crap.
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