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TidBITS#866/12-Feb-07
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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/866>

  Steve Jobs surprised the computer and entertainment industries last
  week by posting his thoughts on digital rights management (DRM),
  stating that Apple would abandon DRM "in a heartbeat" if it could.
  Adam examines Jobs's notions and the reasoning behind them. He also
  comments on Bill Gates's puzzling remarks about Mac security and
  notes the 10th anniversary of Microsoft's MacBU group. Also in this
  issue, Matt Neuburg reviews Martin Hairer's Amadeus II and Amadeus
  Pro music-manipulation programs, Apple's Worldwide Developer
  Conference (WWDC) gets a June date, and Take Control's second Month
  of Apple Sales bundle begins.

Articles
    WWDC Scheduled for June 2007
    Microsoft's Split Personality
    DealBITS Winners: SmileOnMyMac Productivity Suite
    DealBITS Drawing: Rogue Amoeba's Fission
    Steve Jobs Blasts DRM
    Amadeus Pro: The Classic Continues
    Take Control News/12-Feb-07
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/12-Feb-07


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