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Apple, ìGatekeeper of Global Cultureî

An International Herald Tribune op-ed piece weighs in on France’s legislative attempts to protect music consumers from Apple’s iPod/iTMS tie in: “If Apple succeeds in hooking millions of consumers to the iPod and retains them, then it can be the gatekeeper of global culture. That’s what irks the French. Apple could take the wind out […]
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An International Herald Tribune op-ed piece weighs in on France's legislative attempts to protect music consumers from Apple's iPod/iTMS tie in:

"If Apple succeeds in hooking millions of consumers to the iPod and retains them, then it can be the gatekeeper of global culture.

That's what irks the French. Apple could take the wind out of the French sails and permit others to encode music with their digital rights management. That may become inevitable, but Apple would like to delay it."