French finish draft of law to open iTunes

[Bio-Hazard]

"French parliamentarians finished drafting a law on Friday that would open up Apple Computer's market-leading iTunes online music store to portable music players other than its popular iPods."

http://news.com.com/French+finish+draft+of+law+to+open+iTunes/2100-1025_3-6051094.html?tag=nefd.top

[Bio-Hazard]

Here's a update as to what the french are up to with itunes and making apple open up thier market............ :shock:

"France pushes ahead with iTunes law

France's lower house of parliament passed a law on Tuesday that could challenge Apple Computer's dominance of the online digital music market by making it open its iTunes store to portable music players other than its iPods. "


http://news.com.com/France+pushes+ahead+with+iTunes+law/2100-1028_3-6052058.html?tag=nefd.top

[Bryan]

I'm torn on this one. On the one hand, I hate governments telling businesses how to run themselves. On the other, I hate the fact that my hardware choice is dependent on the music service I choose. Decisions, decisions...