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Real takes Rhapsody DRM free, launches deal with Verizon - First Take

Posted on June 30, 2008

News from the folks at Real that Rhapsody will be going DRM free, but only for songs purchased. The subscription content will still be protected. Good move for Real but somewhat late. While there's some nice stuff, such as the ability to listen to 25 tracks per month free, lack of DRM will not change the game immediately. Amazon has been there for a while now and hasn't made much of a dent against iTunes. At the end of the day, DRM just doesn't matter that much to most consumers and devices still drive users to the store or service. For the most part, that's going to be iTunes. Which gets to t...

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