The iTunes Music Store may be the first to offer DRM-free songs from EMI artists, but the Zune Marketplace won’t be far behind. Microsoft has plans to make the premium tracks available for download from its online store in the near future, and believes this move can only help promote healthier competition between the Zune and the iPod.
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It was no secret that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was on hand when EMI made the announcement this week that it would be removing Digital Rights Management (DRM) from its online catalog. After all, the
Microsoft doesn’t have a current time frame on when the unprotected tracks will be added to the Zune Marketplace. Apple expects to have the DRM-free songs available for download to iTunes users by May. One would assume that the music would be offered to Zune users shortly thereafter.
If all the record labels eventually come on board with this model, and device interoperability is achieved, the competition could shift from devices to the actual music services themselves.
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