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Originally Posted by Derek Snyder
The 10 you can keep will not be DRM-laden. Again, 90%+ of the catalog is DRM-free MP3 and that applies to the songs you can keep.
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In talking with Cesar Menendez last night, whether or not the tracks have DRM will depend on the tracks you pick - if the track is in MP3, there's obviously no DRM. But if the track you pick is only available in WMA format, it will have DRM on it. You'll be able to burn a CD, and use it like you purchased it, but there's still DRM on it that could be turned off at some point in the future like all those other DRM servers...so you take your chances.
Let's remember here that even if 90% of the catalog is DRM-free, we're still talking about 400,000+ tracks that have DRM on them, and those tracks may very well be most of the top albums. It's easy to brag about being DRM free when it comes to old obsure music that nobody wants - it's quite another to have the top 100 songs in MP3 format, which is what Amazon offers.
Until the Zune catalog is 100% DRM free, I'm going to remain sceptical about the number of tracks in MP3 format.