Linked List: August 26, 2004

Thursday, 26 August 2004

New York Times Editorial on Apple and Real ★: DRM politics is a mainstream issue, not just something for nerds to argue about. The Times’s take is astute — most importantly, it emphasizes that the iPod is fully-compatible with non-DRM music ripped from CDs.
Rolling Stone: Details on Microsoft Music Store ★: Rolling Stone reports that Microsoft’s online music store will launch September 22, and includes this unattributed scuttlebutt:

One source close to the matter says that Microsoft has made several overtures to Apple to make its store compatible with the industry-leading iPod but has been rebuffed. (Apple declined to comment.)