PlaysForSure Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Questioning the security of a closed FairPlay

by David Chartier (Feb 9th, 2007)

Ken Fisher at Ars Technica thinks something smells fishy about Steve Jobs's claims that licensing a DRM system will lead to its defeat. By comparing the security track records of iTunes's FairPlay and Microsoft's rival and heavily-licensed PlaysForSure, Ken might also have a good point. As history ...

Zune 2.0: How Microsoft could beat the iPod

by David Chartier (Nov 30th, 2006)

Besides being snarky and asking why Microsoft bothered in the first place, I've been thinking about the more significant aspects of the Zune, such as what it means (and could mean) to the market and the culture of the industry. There is a lot to be said about the fact that Microsoft is paying a ...

Dell CEO jabs at Apple, forgets how to count

by David Chartier (Jul 24th, 2006)

Michael Dell, amidst lackluster growth reports and a dismal earnings warning, has fired a couple more potshots across Apple's bow. During a recent Q&A, Dell's CEO cited MTV's new URGE music service as one reason why he is skeptical of the iTMS market dominance over the next ten to twenty years. ...

Apple: Microsoft of digital music

by Scott McNulty (May 31st, 2006)

Another day, another article telling us that Apple's digital music reign will soon end. The old argument of 'platform independence' are trotted out in this article, referring to Microsoft's 'Plays for Sure' DRM program. Sure, you can play that DRMed music on different devices but you have to use ...