Apple iTunes / iPod is a closed model is based on two basic premises. One is that songs purchased from the iTunes relates only to the iPod. The second premise is that the music download other sites is not playing with iPods.
Now, Apple’s business model is under attack - 26-year-old Jon Johansen pirates. Johansen, Norway, a decrypted iPod-Digital Rights Management (DRM), encryption, known as fair play, according to sources serious.
Johansen has been chopped available - for a time license fee - companies want to sell equipment compete with the iPod and download sites competing with iTunes.
Note that Johansen’s hack will not remove DRM songs downloaded. He adds that, in fact DRM, iPods round to the view that a song was bought on iTunes.
If this hack starts, closed down the model into pieces?
I think not. Johansen’s decision to its market by licensing contracts minced means that the average value of the youth, music fans is not suddenly find his collection of music compatible with the iPod. Instead, they have more opportunities for legal music sites, download songs, play with the iPod.
The effect may be to reduce the industry standard of the pricetag, $ 99 per song. Apple could truly compete with other websites can now sell music legally to load on the hard disk iPod insatiable.
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