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iTunes

Apple's iTunes sells 5 billion songs, but you don't own them: Meanwhile, Microsoft keeps its DRM servers alive.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.06.19
Apple's iTunes beats Wal-Mart to become top U.S. music store: CD sales slip, digital sales skyrocket.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.04
Apple's 24-hour movie rental limit? Easily hackable: Mess with your computer's clock, get unlimited time to watch your movies.; Farhad Manjoo 2008.01.17
Apple cuts iTunes' DRM-free price to 99 cents: Yet another sign that copy-restricted songs aren't long for this world.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.10.17
Amazon's MP3 store: Better than iTunes: For the first time, there's real competition to Apple's online music shop.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.26
Free TV shows from Fox, ABC and NBC (with catches): There are more options than ever to download TV shows. Too bad none quite works very well.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.21
Apple plays hardball, pulls NBC shows ASAP: After NBC's decision not to renew its iTunes contract, Apple pulls the plug on the network's shows effective almost immediately.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.31
Universal decides to unlock its music (except on iTunes): The world's largest music company will launch an experiment to sell digital music without copy-protection software; Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.10
Apple sells 3 billion iTunes songs: If you needed any proof that Steve Jobs is the master of the music business, this is it.; Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.31