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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
Could this kill or cripple the entire industry?
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I think this is what the music industry wants. Right now Apple is on the top of the world where music is concerned, but it is amusing to see them pull the whole "I'm going to take my ball and go home!" stance just because they don't get their way.
Almost every other digital music downloading house is making the move to non-DRM MP3 music and you don't have to deal with the hassle of iTunes to purchase them. If iTunes shuts down it would only push more business to those other retailers while at the same time effectively killing the iPod. The iPod's success goes hand and hand with iTunes. No iTunes, no reason for people to continue buying iPods.
Trying to explain to the average consumer that you could use other applications to transfer music to the iPod is like trying to walk them through building a bomb. It is way to much hassle for most people. People would just move to a different device with a software that allows them to purchase music and upload it to their device.
Also can you imagine the backlash from individuals that wouldn't be allowed to access their music if Apple turns off their DRM servers and shut off iTunes. There could be riots in the streets!