March 18, 2006
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS ON FREE TRADE?:
Draft law in France poses a challenge to iPod (LAURENCE FROST, 3/18/06, The Associated Press
Apple Computer faces a serious challenge in France as lawmakers move to sever the umbilical cord between its iPod music player and iTunes online store — threatening its lucrative hold on both markets.Amendments to an online copyright bill, adopted early Friday, would give rivals access to the hitherto-exclusive file formats at the heart of Apple's music-business model as well as Sony's Walkman players and Connect store.
A: Trick question--there is none. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 18, 2006 7:44 AM
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There's a patch you can download that will allow iTunes' m4p formatted music to play on PC comptuers using Winamp, which already can handle the other main formats in which music files are downloaded. The French should try it sometime, if they're really all that hot and bothered about using Apple's program.
Posted by: John at March 18, 2006 12:00 PM