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Published 8 years ago by Jourdy288 with 0 Comments
by Jourdy288
8 years ago

How a digital-only smartphone opens the door to DRM (and how to close the door)

Once all the audio coming out of an Iphone is digital -- once there's no analog output -- Apple gets a lot more options about how it can relate to its competitors, and they're all good for Apple and bad for Apple's customers. Just by wrapping that audio in DRM, Apple gets a veto over which of your devices can connect to your phone.

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