[TriLUG] buying songs online

[jason at monsterjam.org]

its called DRM my friend.. (be afraid, be very afraid)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=164524#9

Jason


On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 06:02:36PM -0400, stan briggs wrote:
> all,
> 
> my wife came to me to ask why the wal-mart site, when you click on 88
> cent downloads, will not proceed until you install windows media player
> 9. i, of course, scoffed at the computer neophite. of course, the site
> could not, possibly, require that you to have a specific media player
> (especially a proprietary one) prior to even getting to the point where
> you search for music.
> 
> ...time passes ... i visit the site ...
> 
> well, dang if it doesn't. and this happens immediately after you click
> on the "Your Tunes, Your Way(tm) Download music now." link.
> 
> has anyone done business with these guys or understand why this
> requirement exists?
> 
> thanks,
> stan
> 
> Stan B. Briggs
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