Just as soon as I proposed that Microsoft adopt a DRM Free platform in order to compete with Apple, Apple announces DRM free music from EMI on Itunes….

Reacting to Apple’s announcement Monday that it will soon begin selling music tracks from EMI without copy protection, PiperJaffray analyst Gene Munster advised investors to look out for an increase iTunes music sales, explaining that the removal of DRM abolishes one more barrier to entry into the iTunes+iPod ecosystem.

It is difficult to underestimate the important seismic change that the music industry is going through. I suspect that Jobs picked off EMI in typical fashion (ie. divide and conquer) in order to prove that DRM free is ultimately the way to go and EMI cracked.

This is not good news for Microsoft and at this time be hiding the chairs from Ballmer…..

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