Windows – Microsoft’s worst product?

I am an Apple fanboy. I love Apple products. However, I also love Microsoft products. At least, some. To me, there are two Microsofts. One creates great, quality software and hardware. The other creates nightmare products that cause frustration.

 

 

First off, let’s look at the Zune. The Zune is a great product. It is well designed, has a great interface, and the player has evolved from a brick that plays MP3s, to a great media player. The Zune still has a lot of baby fat, and the marketplace still needs some podcasts and music, but it’s slowly improving. The original Zune was a real bad player, but I’m delighted that Microsoft made such an improvement it in such a short time. But for now, I’m sticking to my iPod touch.

 

 

EMI, Universal, and Warner Music have been released DRM-free on Amazon. Is a Complete DRM-free iTunes coming in 2008?

Amazon, yesterday, added the Complete Warner library of music to their site, DRM free. This is a big step, because now, Amazon only has one major studio not on it’s service, Sony BMG. Now, if Amazon can get Sony BMG to come out and offer DRM-free music, this could mean the downfall of iTunes. Why? Because iTunes only offers songs that can be played on an iPod, unless the songs are on iTunes Plus, which are DRM free. However, there are limited songs on iTuntes Plus. Apple has to step up their game a little, or they could go out of business. This opens the possibility of a new iTunes music store with NO DRM. And, since MacWorld is coming up, I expect at least a few more songs on iTunes Plus to be announced at January.