Bad News Day
Yesterday was not a good news day, at least for Apple and Microsoft.
In the case of Apple, the French Parliament has passed a bill that if also passed by the senate, will force Apple to either license FairPlay or pull out of the country all together. Apple is apparently (and understandably) not too happy about what the bill could mean.
While I understand the implications of this I don’t really have an opinion. I still buy music on those old fashioned shiny plastic disks. They’re called “see-dees,” (you may have heard of them) and they have their own DRM issues.
In the case of Microsoft, that shiny new operating system we keep hearing about has been delayed until 2007. The version for business will still come out in November 2006, but we consumers shall have to wait until the following January.
While reactions have been mixed, I can’t say I am terribly surprised. I mean, it might be a stereotype, but Microsoft has made a habit of pushing things back. The question is, will consumers buy the “security enhancements” reason that Microsoft has given.
