Mayhem for iTMS competitors
Microsoft and its hardware partners are irritated by Napster's inability to compete effectively with the iTMS, which narrows the market for their would-be iPod killers.
Refusing to be the scapegoat, Napster blames Microsoft and its DRM system.
Holding now on 5% of the market - vs 80% for Apple - Napster hopes that this monopoly will come to an end within 12 to 24 months.
Let's keep our fingers crossed twice, because if Microsoft DRM system ever becomes dominant, this will be a real tragedy for OSX users. Indeed, during January MacIntel frenzy, Redmond stealthily announced its was stopping the development of Windows Media Player for Mac. Of course they developped the Flip4Mac plug-in to smooth things. But what they kept for themselves is that Windows DRM will never be available for Mac, which would keep us from playing PlayForSure protected content. While this is not an issue for the moment, it could be a real pain if DRM ever come up, especially in the realm of HD Video.