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Not if this post on HitsDailyDouble is to be believed.
The music will be copy-protected, and though tracks can be transferred between the phone and a PC, they can’t be imported onto an iPod or any other digital player, or burned to CD. Seriously, did you really expect unlimited unrestricted downloads?
Bob Lefsetz is not much more impressed. What is interesting is that, in private, many Universal executives agree with his comment on Apple.
The war with Apple must cease. It’s not to Universal’s benefit. Universal must find a way to feed iPods, not to kill them. Everybody’s got one! Someday, a competitor might emerge, but an entrance is not imminent.
