http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/ Engadget Comments for Vodafone signs Omnifone's MusicStation service for UK http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/Sep 11th 2007 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/Sep 11th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/> You've burnt it all to cds as a back up and do whatever you want with it.

yeah, and already crappy quality tracks are even worse quality? No thanks. BTW, you can do the same with subscription based tracks. But it's all the same issue.]]>Sep 11th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/11/vodafone-signs-omnifones-musicstation-service-for-uk/
This has nothing to do with supporting Apple vs. others. It's about purchase-to-own vs. subscription (aka, rental).

You can purchase higher-quality, DRM-free tracks from several on-line retailers now, including Apple.

However, If you go FairPlay DRM and switch to a non-iPod player there are still tools to strip the DRM including the ol' CD trick as pointed out by Jaunty. That's FairUse. There are also tools to strip the DRM from subscription "purchases." However, if you do that, you are stealing since you never actually own the content under the terms of a subscription model.

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