Apple Inc. indicated it would open its iTunes store to other portable players besides its ubiquitous iPod if the world's major record labels abandoned the anti-piracy technology that serves as the industry's security blanket.

Steve Jobs, Apple's chief executive, made the case for abolishing the protections known as "Digital Rights Management," or DRM, in an open letter posted Tuesday on the Cupertino-based company's Web site. He also explained why Apple had decided against licensing its own DRM technology, known as "FairPlay," as an alternative method for making iTunes accessible to all portable players.

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Ironic the company known for having among the strictest DRM protection is arguing against it. This sounds like nothing more than a public spin attempt to quell complaints over their refusal to allow other players to use iTunes. Pot, meet Kettle. Stop calling Kettle black.

It does sound like they're only saying this because of how improbable it is that the record labels will drop DRM.

Hearing the words Dropping, DRM and Against in the same sentence i like.

Okay, that's enough flaming yardman, so knock it off and ... **topic cleaned**