“Any medium whose distribution system disallows equal access to content from both amateur and professional publishers won’t work in a broadband world. Defining a platform by aggregation of content type (audio, video, etc.) will work, defining a platform through the aggregation of content by publisher will not.

Though it seems obvious, content publishers must compete on content, not platform.”

Isn’t it funny that content publishers don’t want to be forced to compete on their content?

I’m still waiting for an official western download site that uses the same model, interface and pricing. Amazon? Oh, right. The Entertainment cartel would never allow it.

This is the point where I start getting angry with Apple and the Apple fans. The usual argument goes “It’s not Apple’s fault iTMS uses DRM, it’s the RIAA/MPAA”. But who’s the supplier and who’s the customer? I don’t buy from the RIAA/MPAA because they don’t do retail. Apple is my supplier in this instance and I won’t buy products from them that are Defective by Design.

Just Say No To DRM