Steve Jobs & Microsoft on DRM

Apple has been using the FairPlay DRM which posts a restriction on music download from the iTune. Steve Jobs suggested that the label companies should not impose the DRM and allow music to be downloaded without DRM.

Microsoft unveiled a new content delivery technology called PlayReady that includes its own DRM scheme. Several large operators, including Cingular (AT&T) and Verizon Wireless, said they would support PlayReady although it isn’t expected to be in handsets until later this year. PlayReady