Up till now, Apple Inc. has been the 800-pound gorilla when it comes to digital music, which means they are also the gatekeeper to the most-used digital rights management technology for legal downloads on the planet. What this means is that lots of competitors and even some European countries are complaining that Apple has locked […]

When I posted a commentary suggesting that Microsoft and other companies were afraid to build Mac products, because they couldn’t compete with Apple, you could see the excuses from a mile off. Clearly I hit a sore spot, and that was just as true with the departure of Virtual PC. You see, if you believe […]

A lot of people have complained that Apple’s go-it-alone stance is bad for online music sales. Of course, the stellar sales picture shows the reverse, that having a relatively simple, unified method to buy and store your tunes is actually a good idea. Of course, Microsoft thought otherwise, and for the longest time, as most […]

In a way, I guess some might feel sorry for the music industry. There is no brand recognition. You don’t buy a CD or download a tune because it has the Warner Music label on it. Instead, you are want something from a specific artist, and I wonder how many of you even remember the […]