Apparently DRM (digital rights management) is “too complex” for the average user, and does more harm than good. Of course we all knew this, but coming from Bill Gates? Isn’t it kind of ironic that Microsoft’s Zune (a new iPod alternative) and it’s corresponding music store are both loaded with DRM? Yeah, I thought so. Even Bill Gates gives DRM a big thumbs down.
Update: Apparently Microsoft has also tried to buy off the RIAA by paying Universal a portion of Zune sales, about $1 per Zune sold, to help compensate for the amount of stolen music on the devices. <Link> (True, the article’s a little biased, but it gets the facts right.)
