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Let's not cut off our nose to spite our interface - Arron Rouse
Norway drops iTunes complaint
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Apple blinks in face of Viking threat
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 11:16
NORWAY'S consumer watchdog has dropped its complaint against Apple after the fruit-themed toy maker promised to allow music sold via iTunes to be compatible with all MP3 players, not just the iPod.
Consumer mediator Bjoern Erik Thon told AFP that the organisation had no reason to hassle Jobs' Mob any more.
After telling European consumer groups that it knew best, Apple changed its mind on January 6 and said that all iTunes songs would be free of DRM software that prevents music from being copied. µ
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Norway seems to have missed a trick here. All those people that have already bought Itunes music which was DRM'd will have to buy yet again the tunes they want to listen to on their non-fruit based music player.
They should have forced apple to allow people to "upgrade" to the new tunes for free!
Shame on them for missing out :/