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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[*gasp!*<br><br>Wow.<br><br>Sure, iTMS wasn't the only game in town, but now it's not even the most desirable game in town. Not by a long shot. Wow.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Randall Bennett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 12:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmmmm . . . there goes any hope of easily being able to install RealPlayer without being pestered to register. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ryantrevisol]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 12:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Real Player, and/or any other incarnations of it, have been the reason for me to click away from websites.  I'd rather not watch/hear the content than to install it.  The player is probably one of the most intrusive.  So no amount of DRM-free content is going to convince me to install this thing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 12:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll stick to iTunes and ripping from cd's me thinks!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pigfister]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 12:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[WTF does MTV to do with music? is that a misprint?<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wwhat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[This must be why Rhapsody forced all users last week to upgrade to their very buggy 4.xx version of the software or be locked out of the service.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Burke Hamblin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[So... Knowing that it's Real/Rhapsody, I shudder to ask, but what file format is this gonna be? I know all the iTMS-haters were crowing that the UMG plans were for MP3 releases, but I never found any confirmation on that and didn't really believe that they'd go for something other than the wholly-owned WMA.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Ramon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Crap, I literally just sent my news tip about 3 seconds before I saw this post appear. Oh well!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[GunForHire]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Better yet (IMO), go to the Wal-Mart music store, get the MP3s for $0.94 (cheaper than Rhapsody), and import them into iTunes. No stupid Rhapsody subscription, no buggy Real spyware, and you get to keep using iTunes. If you think Wal-Mart is evil, you won't be interested, but it works for me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fred]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart store is ok, but they only sell edited versions of albums with explicit lyrics.  ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[gregkingston]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[From what I have read it requires Internet Explorer.  Not that I would ever buy anythng from Wal-Mart anyway.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Galley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 2:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[What a shock, the Wal-Mart music store doesn't support Macs (Safari nor Firefox).  Nor will this Real service, I wager.  So while iTunes equalized digital music for Mac users, Universal and their cronies now effectively send us to the back of the bus.  Again.<br><br>Nice job, losers.  Universal needs a nice anti-trust suit smackdown.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 2:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ok, who isn't partnered with Real these days? We have MSN Music, MTV, and now Universal? Things don't look too good for Zune [Microsoft] now...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alber1690]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 1:36PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Note: Universal's snub of iTunes is reportedly due to Apple's insistence on .99/track pricing.  So while Universal and Real put on a disingenuous happy face with their current .99/track, you can bet if this thing gets rolling (it likely won't), you'll be seeing higher per-track pricing for the newest music everyone wants.<br><br>Universal's refusal to put DRM-free music on iTunes but offer it elsewhere is nothing more than an underhanded racket that hurts consumers, i.e. me.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Silver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 2:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[Where are Universal's shareholders? If I owned Universal stock I would be outraged that a huge market such as iTunes was being ignored because the CEO basically has a personal issue with Jobs. That man should be fired!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[paxwebb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 21st 2007 4:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Universal and Rhapsody launch DRM-free partnership "test"]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/21/universal-and-rhapsody-launch-drm-free-partnership-test/</guid><description><![CDATA[iTunes sells DRM free tracks for 1.29 Walmart .94 and Real .99 so why is universal snubbing iTunes. Next time you hear Universal ranting about how songs are too cheap telll them they are using the cheaper services. BTW I use spiral frog. the cost of it is legally free music.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew B.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 22nd 2007 9:12AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
