All large corporations hate innovation, even more so monopolistic ones, and will fight it at every opportunity. This is the reality, unfortunately they sell the public the opposite story so well that news like this comes as a surprise to many people.

Capitalism works. Governments colluding with Business in an effort to rape competition or the consumer IS NOT CAPITALISM. In fact, it more closely resembles socialism, where the state has ownership of the economy and companies therein. When laws or judgements are passed that are in direct conflict with the current law, that is government control of a market, i.e., socialism.

Fucking kids nowadays, please learn to read before you go on your soapbox screaming “Herp derp, Capitalism is bad!”

I knew what was coming – I actually remember predicting quite a few things to people at parties which have since come to pass. One of these, during the Napster thing, was that the industry had its head in the sand and should have switched ASAP to a model where all media is available online, either for a monthly subscription (e.g. Spotify) or a small fee per item (e.g. iTunes). I will admit I got it very slightly wrong since iTunes charged a heck of lot more per song than I was thinking and it was a one-time fee. I imagined more of a pennies-per-listen system.

And talking of iTunes – one thing I’ve *always* wondered – what kind of backroom deals took place to let Apple do what the industry insisted was illegal and/or impossible just prior?

No, you’re a complete hoax and distortion of the truth. Good luck getting your money from Sunde. Is PelouzeTF breeding you little trollspawns under his special desk, or what?