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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] krashmo 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So they only forced everyone into their ecosystem for seven years and once they cornered their market they gave back the illusion of choice? That's cool I guess but that's explicitly the opposite of what I mean when I say freedom of choice, open source, DRM free, etc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm not defending Apple. Just stating that at one time iTunes was DRM free.