Motorola to Make Windows Media Phones, Keep iTunes

[Jerry Raia]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.com.com/Motorola+to+make+Windows+Media+phones%2C+keep+iTunes/2100-1039-6038565.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e433' target='_blank'>http://news.com.com/Motorola+to+make+Windows+Media+phones%2C+keep+iTunes/2100-1039-6038565.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e433</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Announced on Monday, the first day of the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, the deal will see Motorola add support for Windows DRM, Windows Media Audio, Windows Media Audio Professional, and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) to a range of its handsets."</i><br /><br />What can I say about this? :roll:

[randalllewis]

I know it is much more fun to bash Moto and there is a lot of material.....

But, after reading the news release, this decision makes some sense. I don't think it is in Moto's best interest to tie itself exclusively to Apple. The story notes that the Moto WMA phones won't have the 100 tunes limitations of the ROKR and that alone ought to drive sales if some folks didn't go all gaga for anything with a lower case "i" in front of it.

[Jerry Raia]

I just think this whole musical phone thing is silly. Save the flames! I know I'm in a minority! :P

[edgar]

HA!

I knew Jerry's love of DRM would get this posted! I'm with you, what the heck you need Music on your cellphone for? From the looks of the driving public here in San Francisco I would guess they are driving listening to it while doing their makeup and eating a bagel. :roll:

&lt;edit> hmm on second thought it might be Jerry's love of Moto that drove this. :)

[Jerry Raia]

Between the two things I was over whelmed really. :lol: