They’re slow, but they are catching on.
After two years of trying to come up with an online digital music model that could appeal to a majority of music fans, many of whom believe they should be able to listen to music on their computers and burn copies for personal use for a fraction of a CD’s cost, the recording industry has made progress in 2003.
Steve Jobs has some interesting things to say about the music industry and their luddite leaders in a rolling stone interview that was picked up by slashdot a few days ago. If you didn’t read it then, you should read it now.
But did he manage to work the F-word into the article? That’s what all the cool kids are doing.
Actually, I really liked this line:
we said, “None of this technology that you’re talking about’s gonna work. We have Ph.D.s here who know the stuff cold, and we don’t believe it’s possible to protect digital content.”
I don’t think he quite managed to do that, unfortunately. What I wouldn’t give to hear Steve Jobs call the music industry a bunch of f— ups. 😉