I never thought the day would come...

<quote>So if the music companies are selling over 90 percent of their music DRM-free, what benefits do they get from selling the remaining small percentage of their music encumbered with a DRM system? There appear to be none. If anything, the technical expertise and overhead required to create, operate and update a DRM system has limited the number of participants selling DRM protected music. If such requirements were removed, the music industry might experience an influx of new companies willing to invest in innovative new stores and players. This can only be seen as a positive by the music companies.</quote>

Steve gives an interesting read on his thoughts about DRM and where it should go in the future. Interesting read for sure, though it is mostly a defense of why iTunes is the way iTunes is.