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July 21, 2006

Open sesame

Yahoo are planning to differentiate themselves from Apple's iTunes in the MP3 market by removing DRM.

I've long believed in an openness ratchet effect. The simplest, cheapest way for new entrants to differentiate themselves in the market is to offer a slightly more open product than their locked-down competitors. No product development costs, no technology risk.

Are any carriers still getting away with stopping you from transferring your phonecam pictures to your PC via Bluetooth? Not for much longer...

Posted by Martin Geddes at 11:08 AM
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